April Rinne is a change navigator, speaker, investor, and adventurer who has been exploring critical questions about change for over 25 years. Her work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her invaluable insights into a world in flux and wisdom to navigate the unknown. As a guide to developing a “flux mindset,” she has been ranked as one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world by Forbes. She is also a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a member of the Silicon Guild and Thinkers50 Radar, a Fulbright Scholar, and the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.
April is a trusted advisor to prominent startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled. She has worked with governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. For more than two decades, April has been recognized for identifying emerging trends early, understanding their potential, and helping others do the same. She is a bridge-builder between stakeholders, priorities, business models, and markets, and adept at working with both those excited about change and those resistant to it. Recently, she was part of Finland’s inaugural “masterclass of happiness,” combining her Finnish heritage and “fluxiness” to reach audiences worldwide.
Earlier in her career, April was a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and a hiking guide. She spent nearly four years traveling solo, driven by an insatiable desire to better understand how the rest of the world lives. One key lesson she learned: Change is universal, but how we deal with it is not. She is as comfortable at Davos as she is speaking with microfinance borrowers in urban slums. A certified yoga teacher, April can often be found upside-down, doing handstands around the world.
April Rinne is a change navigator, speaker, investor, and adventurer who has been exploring critical questions about change for over 25 years. Her work and travels in more than 100 countries have given her invaluable insights into a world in flux and wisdom to navigate the unknown. As a guide to developing a “flux mindset,” she has been ranked as one of the 50 Leading Female Futurists in the world by Forbes. She is also a Harvard Law School graduate, a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a member of the Silicon Guild and Thinkers50 Radar, a Fulbright Scholar, and the author of the international bestseller Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change.
April is a trusted advisor to prominent startups, companies, financial institutions, nonprofits, think tanks, and governments worldwide, including Airbnb, Nike, Intuit, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, AnyRoad, and Unsettled. She has worked with governments ranging from Singapore to South Africa, Canada to Colombia, and Italy to India. For more than two decades, April has been recognized for identifying emerging trends early, understanding their potential, and helping others do the same. She is a bridge-builder between stakeholders, priorities, business models, and markets, and adept at working with both those excited about change and those resistant to it. Recently, she was part of Finland’s inaugural “masterclass of happiness,” combining her Finnish heritage and “fluxiness” to reach audiences worldwide.
Earlier in her career, April was a global development executive, an international microfinance lawyer, and a hiking guide. She spent nearly four years traveling solo, driven by an insatiable desire to better understand how the rest of the world lives. One key lesson she learned: Change is universal, but how we deal with it is not. She is as comfortable at Davos as she is speaking with microfinance borrowers in urban slums. A certified yoga teacher, April can often be found upside-down, doing handstands around the world.
