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140: 25: 219:, where they lived until he was five. At this point, they emigrated to America as stateless aliens on the S/S Stavangarfjord, arriving at the Port of New York in April 1951 and like nearly all displaced persons were taken to Ellis Island. They found a new home in 293:(Doubleday, 1991) is considered by many to be the seminal publication on scenario planning. It was voted the best all time book on the future by the Association of Professional Futurists and is used as a textbook by many business schools. 410:. Schwartz called GBN an “information hunting and gathering company”, and describes it as a high level networking and corporate research agency. In 2001, it was bought by premier strategy consulting firm the 502:. "Peter Schwartz of 258 Bewley rd., Haddon Township, Haddonfield Memorial High School intends to major in aeronautical engineering at Rensselaer Technical Institute to become an aeronautical engineer." 421:
as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning. His role there includes the job title "Chief Futures Officer," where he leads a foresight and scenario planning team called Salesforce Futures.
370:(CNAS) and the Asia Internet Coalition In 2007, Schwartz moderated a forum titled "The Impact of Web 2.0 and Emerging Social Network Models" as part of the World Economic Forum in 686: 270:, he met his future wife, Cathleen Gross. He moved to live with her in Berkeley, California, in 1987. They married and had one child, Benjamin "Books" Schwartz, born in 1990. 254:. In 1970 Schwartz married his first wife, Frances Michener (Funtz), a native Berkeleyan, mountaineer and his first “Remarkable Person”. In 1972 he became an employee at the 258:(SRI), where he began to develop his unique method of scenario planning, and rose to director of the Strategic Environment Center. In 1982, he moved to London to work for 250:. After graduating in 1968 with a B.S. in aeronautical engineering, Schwartz taught high school in Philadelphia and worked in the innovative student housing program at 721: 716: 691: 711: 378:
and in 2014 was appointed an International Distinguished Fellow of the Prime Minister's Office. He was also voted into the Futurists hall of fame by the
53: 33: 605: 457: 379: 414:, although it continued to operate as a distinct entity. The Monitor Group was acquired by Deloitte in 2013 which elected to shut down GBN. 651: 367: 274: 232: 107: 706: 247: 176: 126: 79: 726: 696: 465: 236: 228: 681: 86: 580: 204: 566: 93: 57: 49: 646: 263: 220: 38: 306:(Perseus, 1999) with co-authors Peter Leyden and Joel Hyatt, which is a book about the future of the global economy. 75: 42: 489: 224: 299:(Gotham, 2003) is a look at the forces at play in today's world, and how they will continue to affect the world. 314: 395: 184: 676: 340: 208: 609: 701: 352: 100: 399: 383: 363: 469: 661: 346: 212: 195:, where his roles include Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Chief Futures Officer. 403: 64: 630: 438: 259: 255: 239:(RPI) on full scholarship. He served as RPI's May commencement speaker for the class of 2009. 188: 563:"An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and its Implications for United States National Security" 547: 153: 332:
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security
183:; born 1946) is an American business executive, futurist, author, and co-founder of the 499: 418: 192: 139: 670: 411: 407: 243: 584: 494: 327: 656: 533: 323:(Jossey-Bass, 2001), is a vision of several different potential futures for China. 562: 512: 267: 285:
Schwartz has written several books, on a variety of future-oriented topics.
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as head of scenario planning. In 1985, while giving a speech at the
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He has also worked as a consultant on several movies, including
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Schwartz was born in 1946 to Klara and Benjamin Schwartz,
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who had been in concentration camps and were living in a
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in 2012. Additionally, Schwartz is also a member of the
177: 168: 159: 165: 417:He left the company in October 2011, to work at 498:, April 23, 1964. Accessed April 3, 2022, via 362:. He serves on the board of directors for the 273:He later went on to become a board member of 8: 451: 449: 447: 687:American people of Hungarian-Jewish descent 191:. In 2011, Schwartz became an executive at 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 647:Peter Schwartz in Global Business Network 583:. The Long Now Foundation. Archived from 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 569:from the original on September 25, 2019. 722:People from Haddon Township, New Jersey 717:Haddonfield Memorial High School alumni 692:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni 430: 366:. He also serves in the boards of the 326:He also co-authored with Doug Randall 561:Peter Schwartz; Doug Randall (2003). 380:Association of Professional Futurists 7: 712:Center for a New American Security 548:"Commencement honorands announced" 456:Knight, Margaret (December 1999). 368:Center for a New American Security 313:(Wiley, 1999), is an argument for 275:Center for a New American Security 14: 311:When Good Companies Do Bad Things 248:Students for a Democratic Society 652:Peter Schwartz in Monitor Talent 466:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 237:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 229:Haddonfield Memorial High School 152: 23: 657:Peter Schwartz in the Long Now 227:, and Schwartz graduated from 76:"Peter Schwartz" futurist 1: 662:Peter Schwartz Author Profile 264:Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory 34:biography of a living person 256:Stanford Research Institute 246:, Schwartz was a member of 215:. 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SHWORTS
Global Business Network
scenario planning
Salesforce.com
Hungarian Jews
displaced persons camp
Stuttgart, Germany
Norway
Haddon Township
Camden County, New Jersey
Haddonfield Memorial High School
National Merit scholarship
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stewart Brand

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