Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz

Board Chair

Board Of Directors

Profile

Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, specializing in scenario-planning and working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Salesforce, he manages the organization’s ongoing strategic conversation.

Prior to joining Salesforce, Peter was co-founder and chairman of Global Business Network. He is the author of several works. His first book, The Art of the Long View, is considered a seminal publication on scenario planning. Peter has also served as a script consultant on the films The Minority Report, Deep Impact, Sneakers, and War Games. He received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and astronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.