Dr. David C. Korten is an American author, lecturer, engaged citizen, student of psychology and behavioral systems, former Harvard Business School professor, prominent critic of corporate globalization, and advocate of the human transition to an Ecological Civilization. He is founder and president of the Living Economies Forum, co-founder and former board chair of YES! Magazine (now YES! Media), and the author of influential books, including the international bestselling When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. He earned MBA and PhD degrees from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and worked for thirty years in international development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
