Avalyne has degrees in Human Rights and Mass Communication. She was part of a United Nations diplomacy leaders program and spent a decade working in International Relations, developing education programs in Indigenous communities across Canada. As a foresight analyst she has worked on the Next Digital Economy, The Future of Work, and The Future of Value. She currently co-leads the Biodigital Convergence study. Her foresight research and professional interests include everything “bio” related, including the future of health, genomics, synthetic biology, security, bio-economy, sustainability, environment, and climate change.