Jeremy Rifkin: President, Foundation on Economic Trends March 25, 2013

Best-selling author of nineteen books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment, Jeremy Rifkin is influential in shaping public policy worldwide. He has been an advisor to the EU for a decade, and was principal architect of the EU’s Third Industrial Revolution long-term economic sustainability plan, addressing the triple challenge of global economic crisis, energy security, and climate change. His column appears in many of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines, including The Los Angeles Times, the U.K.’s Guardian and more. The National Journal named him one of 150 people in the U.S. that have the most influence in shaping federal government policy.

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