Aubrey Yee
Aubrey Yee
is a futurist, business strategist, and freelance writer. She is
currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Futures Studies at the Political Science
Department, UH Manoa under the guidance of Professor Jim Dator.
Aubrey earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA in Los Angeles. She founded
her own business in 2004, a successful 10,000 sq. ft. interior design
showroom in Honolulu, Pacific Home, which she sold in 2011. Her futures
consulting work spans foresight training, preferred futures strategic
planning and curriculum development. She has co-facilitated foresight
workshops for the State Office of Planning on Oahu, West Maui
Neighborhood Board, the Hawaii Futures Summit, Samsung Corporation,
Kamehameha Schools, Oxfam’s Asian Development Dialogue Series, the first
annual Myanmar Futures Exchange, and a variety of private businesses and
non-profits.
Aubrey currently serves on the board of KANU Hawaii, a
grassroots social change nonprofit dedicated to increasing the quality
of life in our islands through promoting island values. She also
consults as a strategist and writer for the foundation Sustainable
America, which seeks to create food and energy security in America.
Aubrey and her husband Brady helped to found the Hawaii chapter of After
School All Stars, a nonprofit serving Hawaii’s at-risk middle school
youth by providing free after school enrichment programs. In her scant
free time, she enjoys writing, working on her fine art photography, and
relaxing with her family in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu.
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Concepts For Better Future Decisions with John Sweeney and Aubrey Yee.
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