Richard Worzel is Canada's leading futurist, with a client list that includes such companies as IBM, 3Com, Scotiabank, the National Research Council, and Ford Motor Company. Last year, he led Novo Nordisk, the multinational pharmaceutical company, through a six-month scenario planning process, at the end of which they invited him to join their board of directors.
An American by birth, he came to Canada as an immigrant and is now a Canadian citizen. He studied computer science, economics and world trade in university, and has written articles on the future for The Report on Business, The Globe & Mail, and The Financial Post, among others.
He started work in the investment industry as an institutional investor, and received the industry's Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1978. Since 1979, he has run his own consulting firm, helping companies and organizations plan and prepare for the future.
Richard has written five best-selling books, including "The Next 20 Years of Your Life." His latest book, Who Owns Tomorrow, reached the Financial Post's best-seller list in the second week of publication.
He is a Scout leader, and lives in Toronto with his wife and two children.