Joel Myers
Joel Myers
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Founder and Executive Chairman
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
Dr. Joel N. Myers is a proven visionary leader, founding AccuWeather in 1962 and successfully establishing it as the world's fastest growing and most trusted source of weather forecasts and warnings as well as a global leader in digital media. He has been recognized as one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history in the Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs and has lifetime achievement recognitions from American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association among many other accolades.
In 2024 he debuted his first book, Invisible Iceberg: When Weather & Climate Shaped History, available on Amazon.com and via other booksellers.
AccuWeather, with global headquarters in State College, PA and locations worldwide, now reaches more than 1.5 billion people worldwide through smart phones, tablets, wired and mobile Internet sites, radio, television, newspapers, digital out of home and the AccuWeather Network cable channel, and serves more than half of Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of other businesses and government agencies worldwide. AccuWeather has been verified as the most accurate source of highly localized weather forecasts and warnings everywhere in the world and saves tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars in property losses.
Dr. Myers is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology” and was called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times. He received the AMS' 2018 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Applied Meteorology and the NWA's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. He has published papers that have appeared in leading scientific journals, has made hundreds of national TV appearances and has been quoted in Time, USA Today, Inc., Businessweek and thousands of other publications.
A philanthropist, futurist and sought-out expert in international business and digital media, he has been an invited lecturer at The New York Academy of Sciences and many scientific, leadership, and charitable organizations in addition to giving a TED Talk. He is a member of the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board and is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, and has memberships in the WSJ's CEO Council and the Washington Post's Climate & Energy Council. Dr. Myers has also been an important force on the Penn State Board of Trustees for 33 years and served as Trustee Emeritus. He is also founder of the Dads' Resource Center.
In 2024 he debuted his first book, Invisible Iceberg: When Weather & Climate Shaped History, available on Amazon.com and via other booksellers.
AccuWeather, with global headquarters in State College, PA and locations worldwide, now reaches more than 1.5 billion people worldwide through smart phones, tablets, wired and mobile Internet sites, radio, television, newspapers, digital out of home and the AccuWeather Network cable channel, and serves more than half of Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of other businesses and government agencies worldwide. AccuWeather has been verified as the most accurate source of highly localized weather forecasts and warnings everywhere in the world and saves tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars in property losses.
Dr. Myers is considered the “father of modern commercial meteorology” and was called “the most accurate man in weather” by The New York Times. He received the AMS' 2018 Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Applied Meteorology and the NWA's 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award. He has published papers that have appeared in leading scientific journals, has made hundreds of national TV appearances and has been quoted in Time, USA Today, Inc., Businessweek and thousands of other publications.
A philanthropist, futurist and sought-out expert in international business and digital media, he has been an invited lecturer at The New York Academy of Sciences and many scientific, leadership, and charitable organizations in addition to giving a TED Talk. He is a member of the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board and is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, and has memberships in the WSJ's CEO Council and the Washington Post's Climate & Energy Council. Dr. Myers has also been an important force on the Penn State Board of Trustees for 33 years and served as Trustee Emeritus. He is also founder of the Dads' Resource Center.
