Elliott Maynard is a neo-Renaissance, leading edge scientist and conceptual designer who walks his talk, lives his dream, and is given to share this information with the world. His background spans the fields of global ecology, coral reef ecology, oceanography and tropical rain forest biology. He has a Ph.D in consciousness research and has served on the faculties of a Delphi University and Dowling College in New York. He is founder and President of the Arcos CIelos Foundation in Sedona, AZ, and has been active in the Aerospace Technology Working Group Group (ATWG) and the Humanitad International Leadership Foundation, the U.S. Psychotronics Association, and the World Future Society.