Nathan Walworth

Dr. Nathan Walworth (PhD) is an entrepreneurial climate scientist and futurist whose work lies at the intersection of exponential tech, carbon removal, regeneration, culture prediction, experience design, DNA sequencing, and the marine microbiome. His environmental research has taken him from the Tropics to Antarctica. He has previously co-founded several startups across diverse industries from sustainable fashion to cannabis. He is VP of Science at Project Vesta where he leads the science teams to scale nature-based strategies in gigaton carbon removal. He is Co-founder of the NEXUS Futurism Group: a platform designed to convene leaders across industry to guide the ethical advancement in rapidly emerging technologies. He is also Co-founder of the NEXUS Impact Accelerator where he accelerates companies across tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is an Adjunct Professor of Regenerative Studies and an expert in the Marine Microbiome. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the AI-driven culture prediction company, sparks & honey, where he blends cultural signals with his business and scientific background to advise companies on future cultural trends. He also serves on the Advisory Boards of sustainable fashion tech company, Dhana Inc., and the cannabis tech company Terpli. He has broad experience in future-facing content creation and moderating cross-disciplinary technology panels. He speaks and co-produces cultural, environmental, and futurism content for various domestic and international summits and festivals including events at the United Nations, United States Institute of Peace, Lightning in a Bottle, Wonderfruit Festival, and more.Dr. Nathan Walworth (PhD) is an entrepreneurial climate scientist and futurist whose work lies at the intersection of exponential tech, carbon removal, regeneration, culture prediction, experience design, DNA sequencing, and the marine microbiome. His environmental research has taken him from the Tropics to Antarctica. He has previously co-founded several startups across diverse industries from sustainable fashion to cannabis. He is VP of Science at Project Vesta where he leads the science teams to scale nature-based strategies in gigaton carbon removal. He is Co-founder of the NEXUS Futurism Group: a platform designed to convene leaders across industry to guide the ethical advancement in rapidly emerging technologies. He is also Co-founder of the NEXUS Impact Accelerator where he accelerates companies across tackling the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He is an Adjunct Professor of Regenerative Studies and an expert in the Marine Microbiome. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the AI-driven culture prediction company, sparks & honey, where he blends cultural signals with his business and scientific background to advise companies on future cultural trends. He also serves on the Advisory Boards of sustainable fashion tech company, Dhana Inc., and the cannabis tech company Terpli. He has broad experience in future-facing content creation and moderating cross-disciplinary technology panels. He speaks and co-produces cultural, environmental, and futurism content for various domestic and international summits and festivals including events at the United Nations, United States Institute of Peace, Lightning in a Bottle, Wonderfruit Festival, and more.…see more