Russell Foust

Business adviser

A former journalist turned communicator who, like other TEDsters, loves discussing big ideas and the future. Former writer, editor and bureau chief for BusinessWeek for 23 years, now overseeing executive communications and many thought leadership initiatives for UPS including the Longitudes blog, our first global trends report, and working with the TED Institute to produce our second TED@UPS event.

The power of communications. The written word and the spoken word are more powerful than any army.

Logistics can help ease a number of the world's biggest problems, including hunger and refugee crises.