Alisa Leonard is a brand leader, designer, storyteller, and Chief Brand Officer at Twelve, whose most recent work was nominated for a Webby. She’s also the founder of Origin House, a category design, branding, and storytelling studio working with evolutionary companies reinventing the world from the atom up. Origin House translates complex science and technology into ideas with cultural resonance. The award-winning team has partnered with founders from MIT, Stanford, CalTech, Harvard’s Wyss Institute, and beyond. Alisa previously led global marketing at The Atlantic, driving brand partnerships and creative innovation. Over the past decade and a half, she has worked with startups and Fortune 500s alike—from Coca-Cola and Microsoft to Twitter—as a brand innovation and business transformation strategist, designer, and storyteller. Called a “visionary change agent with unmatched strategic vision and creativity” by Coca-Cola’s former VP of Innovation, her work lives at the intersection of climate and culture, creativity and consciousness. A sought-after speaker, Alisa has shared her perspective at Adweek, CES, the Folio Show, and at events for the ANA, Hearst, Coca-Cola, and The Atlantic, to name a few.