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Frank Feather

CEO
Future-Trends.com
Canada

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Educational History

  • York University, Bachelor’s degree, 1979.

Professional History:

  • CEO, Future-Trends.com

Bio

FRANK FEATHER is a global business futurist, corporate strategist, best-selling author, and in-demand keynote speaker.

Having coined the term "Thinking globally, Acting locally" (in 1979), he was named one of the "Top 100 futurists of all time" by Macmillan's Encyclopedia of the Future, a list that includes Leonardo da Vinci.

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Bio

FRANK FEATHER is a global business futurist, corporate strategist, best-selling author, and in-demand keynote speaker.

Having coined the term "Thinking globally, Acting locally" (in 1979), he was named one of the "Top 100 futurists of all time" by Macmillan's Encyclopedia of the Future, a list that includes Leonardo da Vinci.

He consults to an A-Z list of Fortune 500 companies, world bodies such as IMF/World Bank and the United Nations, and the governments of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China. He has been a Special Advisor to China on economic modernization and market reforms since 1984.

An expert on the future of the Internet, he calls the Internet Revolution a "Webolution" that will make the Industrial Revolution pale in comparison.

His best-selling books include:

  • BIZNETS: The Webopoly Future of Business
  • FUTURE LIVING: The Coming Web Lifestyle
  • FUTURE CONSUMER.COM: The Webolution of Shopping to 2010

 

 

 

Personal slogan or motto

I can see your future ... can you? Only the future is manageable, and it belongs to those who get their first.

Areas of expertise

The future — of just about anything and everything: social, technical, economic, and political; globally and locally. Future of the Internet. Future of China. How to do business in China.

Personal Website/Blog URL

http://FFeather.com

Public Profile

www.fastcompany.com/user/97026

Professional History

CEO, Future-Trends.com

Private, Sole Proprietor employees, Consulting industry

CEO and CHIEF TREND TRACKER

Track and forecast future trends for clients and proprietary studies and publications. 

Educational History

York University, Canada
Bachelor’s degree, 1979.
Areas of study: BA (Admin) with Honors; MBA (first year, with Honors, then dropped out due to boredom and irrelevancy of curriculum)
Activities and societies: Fellow of Bethune College, York University (China related); Also taught MBA students at York University as an Adjunct Professor.

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