A few years ago, Juan Enriquez wrote a book, The Untied States of America — not a typo — about how nations come and go, and how the US might fracture into multiple pieces.
Enriquez is the founding director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences Project and was a member of Craig Venter’s marine-based team to collect genetic data from the world’s oceans.
As the CEO of Mexico City’s Urban Development Corporation and chief of staff for Mexico’s secretary of state, Enriquez helped negotiate a cease-fire with Zapatista rebels. He is chair and CEO of Biotechonomy, a research and investment firm helping to fund new genomics firms.
His Pop!Tech Pop!Cast introduces many of his ideas: