| Leonardo/ISASTwith Arizona State University

Termeh Rassi

Chief Strategy Officer & Editorial Directorat Leonardo
Vienna, Virginia,
United States
Focus area: Cultural Practices, Social Practice, Digital Culture, Digital Humanities, Games, Game Design, Gaming

Termeh Rassi is a strategist, builder, and storyteller. Over the past 25 years, she has been at the forefront of developing emerging technologies and organizational strategies.  Her love for what's next has led her from the early days of AOL, where she was instrumental in the company's international growth, to AnswerLogic, one of the earliest developers of Natural Language Processing platforms, to National Geographic Society, where her team looked at disruptive technologies, innovative approaches, and worked with change-makers and educators around the globe to drive innovation for good. Termeh continues to champion a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving and innovation as the Chief Strategy Officer and Editorial Director at the ISAST/Leonardo.Termeh earned her Master's degree from Georgetown University's Communication, Culture, and Technology program, focusing on technology bias, gaming, virtual worlds, and digital cultures. She holds a B.A. from George Washington University's Elliott School, where she was a GWU scholar. She serves on the board of Wildlife Direct, a Kenyan-based wildlife conservation nonprofit.  

 

Journal Articles:
Editorial

A World Full of Creativity

June 2023

Podcasts

Body:

Republic of Imagination. That is what Iranian American writer, Azar Nafisi, calls the land of belonging for those that don't belong anywhere but belong everywhere. As she puts it, it is a place that is intensely personal but shared globally.  

 

The Republic of Imagination. Sublime.