Designing 2050

Peter Ellyard is an Australian futurist, strategist, speaker, and author who lives in Melbourne. Originally a biochemist, and a soil and plant scientist, he is a graduate of Sydney University and Cornell University (Ph.D). He formally became a futurist upon his appointment as CEO of the Australian Commission for the Future in 1988. Peter's work seeks to assist nations, organisations, communities, and individuals to construct their own pathways to achieve future success. Before working as a futurist, Peter held CEO positions in several public sector organisations over eighteen years. These included two associated with environment and planning and one with industry and technology. He was also Senior Adviser in the office of three environment ministers in the Australian Government in Canberra. Peter is a fellow of the Australian College of Educators, the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, and the Australian Institute of Management. He has advised the United Nations system and has acted as a senior adviser/consultant to the UNEP, UNDP, and UNESCO. Peter has worked in several developing and transitional countries in South-East and East Asia and the Pacific. He was a special adviser to the 1992 Earth Summit in the fields of biodiversity and climate change. He contributed to the preparation of the Framework Conventions in both these areas. He is the father of two grown-up daughters and has one grandson. This is his fourth book on futures. He has more complete biographies on Wikipedia and at www.saxton.com.au.