Charles Melcher is the founder and director of the Future of StoryTelling (FoST). FoST produces the annual invitation-only FoST Summit, as well as exhibitions, an annual series of short films, tech tastings, and workshops. In 2016, FoST debuted the Future of StoryTelling Festival, the world’s first immersive storytelling festival open to the public.

Melcher is also the president and CEO of Melcher Media, an award-winning book producer, app developer, video maker, and VR producer whose clients include major international brands such as Microsoft, PepsiCo, Lexus, Adobe, and Ubisoft. Melcher Media has won numerous design awards and produced 25 New York Times best sellers.