The WSJ calls Futurist, Author and TheFuturesAgency CEO Gerd Leonhard "one of the leading media-futurists in the world". Gerd is considered a thought-leader and global influencer in the media / content, technology, marketing & communications, telecom, and cultural industries, with a client list that includes many leading global companies. He is also an author, a strategic advisor, and a visiting Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral (São Paulo, Brazil). He lives in Basel, Switzerland, and on the airplane.