Joel Orr

Dr. Joel N. Orr is a futurist, consultant, speaker, and writer, specializing in engineering automation and computer technologies. He heads Orr Associates International, a consulting firm. He is vice president and chief visionary of Cyon Research Corporation. Much in demand as a keynote speaker, Joel has addressed conferences, companies, and associations around the world, often sharing the platform with speakers such as Tom Peters, George Gilder, Jack Kemp, and others. Orr was also co-founder and president of the NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association) and president of the Virtual Worlds Society. Autodesk Corporation named Orr a “Distinguished Fellow” for a three-year period that ended in 1993. From 1997 to 2001, Bentley Systems, Inc. designated him their “Engineering Laureate.” Many of the Fortune 500 manufacturers see Dr. Orr as a major resource in the areas of business restructuring, automation, and the future of technology. He counts among his clients Ford, IBM, Chrysler, Lockheed, Xerox, Apple, General Foods, Dow Corning; Becton-Dickinson, US Surgical, the US Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Army, NASA, government agencies in several countries, and many other organizations. Dr. Orr’s PhD is in abstract math. He is listed in “Who’s Who,” and is internationally known as a speaker. He and his wife live in southern Virginia, near several of their six grown children and 22 grandchildren.