Gary A. Bolles

Gary A. Bolles is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the future of work, career transitions and event design.

Since August 2017, he has been Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University, where he leads the university’s initiatives on the transition to a digital work economy. He helps individuals, organizations and government agencies navigate disruptive change and is a frequent lecturer on the future of work and learning.

Since December 2012, he has been a partner at Charrette LLC in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in strategic event design and production for clients such as Google, Singularity University, London Business School and L’Oréal.

In January 2012, he co-founded eParachute, Inc., an online resource for job-seekers, career changers and entrepreneurs going through major life and work transitions.

Before that, he was CEO of Xigi Solutions from December 2007 to January 2012. Xigi built communities of impact through software and events: Gary and his team developed custom online social networks and advised on events that influenced markets and addressed global and local challenges, for clients including Google, Nokia, the Skoll Foundation, London Business School, Deloitte, Sony and The Hub Bay Area.

In September 2004, he co-founded Microcast Communications, and from July 2002 to March 2005 he owned and operated CollectiveIntelligence.net. He was a contributing editor at CIO Insight from September 2002 to February 2004, Chief Operating Officer at Evolve Software from 1996 to 1997, Editorial Director of Interactive Week at Ziff-Davis Publishing from 1994 to 1996, and Director of Training at TeleVideo Systems, Inc. from 1984 to 1986.

His expertise in event design and community building and his commitment to empowering individuals and organizations have had a lasting impact on how we approach work in the digital age.