Nichol Bradford
FOUNDER, CEO, Transformative Technology Pioneer
Nichol Bradford is fascinated by human possibility and how technology can help individuals expand their mental and emotional capacity.
She spent the last decade exploring these ideas in the online game industry, serving as a senior executive with responsibility for strategy, operations and marketing for major brands that include: Activision Blizzard, Disney, and Vivendi. Most recently she managed the operations of Blizzard properties, including World of Warcraft, in China.
Now, as the CEO of the Willow Group and Executive Director of the Transformative Technology Lab, Nichol is applying those same skills to the realm of elevating psychological well-being. At the TTL, she supports entrepreneurs and innovators leveraging tech to support mental health, emotional wellbeing, and human flourishing. TTL is the nexus point for Transformative Technology for the academic, industry, and public sectors. Willow is a transformative technology consulting company focused on employing rigorous scientific research to develop training protocols, hardware and software that can produce a reliable and positive change in the human experience.
Nichol is a graduate of Singularity University GSP15, has an MBA from Wharton School of Business in Strategy, and a BBA in Marketing from the University of Houston. She is a fellow of the British American Project, served on the board of the Brandon Marshall Foundation for Mental Health, and is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Learn more at www.nicholbradford.com
Finally, having amassed extensive experience in gaming, wellbeing, and exponential tech Nichol does consulting for Transformative Tech companies and corporates seeking to enter the wellbeing tech space.