Charlie Grosso

FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Charlie has 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur. Founding her first business at age 20, she became a successful advertising photographer working with Lexus, Nike, JC Penney, Comedy Central, and more. As a creative director, her clients include Paramount, Variety, and FX, to name a few. She has traveled and toiled in over 80+ countries, working as a writer, documentarian, and filmmaker with her photography work exhibited worldwide. Charlie is a consultant specializing in strategic management and program design for social enterprises, tech/media companies, and NGOs before founding her own nonprofit, Hello Future. She is a fellow at a number of prestigious social impact organizations including, Edmund Hilary, Kravis Leadership, Acumen and Boehm. She currently serves as an advisor for several start-ups, including Pretty Deadly and Squawk Squad.

Storytelling has been the throughline in her unconventional career path, specifically stories about the invisible, from food markets across the world to the struggles of refugee teens. Charlie has carved out a unique career making the invisible, visible. Hello Future is the culmination of her lifelong passion for innovation and social justice.