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Peter Shwartz

PETER SCHWARTZ

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Peter is cofounder and chairman of Monitor GBN, and a member of the Board of Advisors of Monitor 360. An internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, Peter specializes in scenario planning, working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. Peter is also a venture partner of San Francisco-based Alta Partners, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and  a member of the board of trustees of the Santa Fe Institute, the Long Now Foundation, and the World Affairs Council. Peter is the author of Inevitable Surprises (Gotham, 2003), a provocative look at the dynamic forces at play in the world today and their implications for business and society. Peter received a BS in aeronautical engineering and astronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Selected Publications

Ahead of the Curve: Anticipating Strategic Surprise

Climate Change Impacts Report

Thinking of the Unthinkable: An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and its Implications for United States National Security

INEVITABLE SURPRISES: THINKING AHEAD IN A TIME OF TURBULENCE

THE ART OF THE LONG VIEW