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Barry Minkin, Futurist, Global Management Consultant, Best Selling Author and Professional Speaker has been featured on Larry King Live and often in Fortune. The economic newsletter Critical Factors iproclaimed "Barry Minkin is very much in the running for guru of the decade." Minkin's best selling book FUTURE-IN-SIGHT: The 100 Most Important Global Business Trends (Macmillan) has been translated into several languages. His book ECONOQUAKE: How to Survive And Prosper In The Coming Global Depression (Simon & Schuster) presents the faultlines in the economy that make an economic downturn inevitable.

With over 30 years as a global management consultant, including 10 years with Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International), Minkin has worked with scores of Fortune 500 and small growth companies across most industry sectors, as well as government and various trade associations. His insights into the company-specific factors that determine success in the real world have allowed him to accurately develop market and economic forecasts and strategies for his clients.

Barry taught: Advanced Marketing and Industry Strategy, Executive MBA Program, St. Mary’s College; Strategic Planning, Computer and Information Division, U.C. Berkeley Extension; Marketing, Canada College. He holds an MBA degree from the Bernard Baruch School of the City University of New York. He has received numerous awards, including the American Society for Training and Development Achievement Award, and a Presidential Citation for innovative employment strategies. He is listed in the directory of Merger and Acquisition Professionals, Who's Who of Dealmakers, Who's Who in the East, and Who's Who in the West.

Areas of expertise include: forecasting, acquisitions, market research, strategic planning, organization design, and innovation search for new markets. Barry is a very popular key note speaker and speaks all over the world for such organizations as: Bank of America, ARCO, DOD, Shell, The Benham Group, Harris Corporation and PepsiCo.