Display Charlottesville’s creativity.
Catalyze new ideas starting and staying in Charlottesville.
Leave permanent legacies of innovation, commerce and public art.
Create settings where people can connect and come up with new ideas.
Brand the community as a creative hub across disciplines, a place for entrepreneurship, technology, urban planning & design
Revolutionize the way people experience and think about cities.
Highlight entrepreneurial networks.
Exhibit the City’s creativity and hospitality to artists.
Explore the future: What makes our society more productive? What are better ways of living? What’s next?

The Team

Founding Director: Paul Beyer

Co-Founders: Tom Beals, Oliver Platts-Mills, Natasha Sienitsky

Founding Team: Sam Bush, Greg Sloan, Andrew Centofante, Jeannette Andamasaris, Travis Dennis, Shailagh McGregor, Ryan DeRose, Dave Thomas, Emily Gawlak, Toan Nguyen, Marie Schacht, Matt Pamer, Kevin Pujanauski, Ayten Harman, Anna Vogelsinger, Christina Avalos, Eric Krash, Sana Khawaja, Laura Hyson, Abby Skolits, Brevy Cannon, Nick Strocchia, Coy Barefoot, Pete Caramanis, Sean Raynor, Blake Hurt, Kirby Farrell, Doug Muir, Phillippe Sommers, Jaffray Woodriff.

THE MISSIONS OF TTFF:

The Team