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Barry Minkin, futurist, global management consultant, author and professional speaker has been featured on Larry King Live, Tech-Nation, Smart Money, Money Talk, Everybody's Business, The Paula Poundstone Show and The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune and United Airlines Hemisphere. The economic newsletter Critical Factors proclaimed "Barry Minkin is very much in the running for guru of the decade." With over 45 years as a global management consultant, including 10 years with Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International), Minkin has consulted with scores of Fortune 500 and 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 forecasts and strategies for his clients. As his global reputation for accurate forecasting grew, he was asked to publish his forecasts in the Corporate Times in Silicon Valley. Minkin's regular monthly column contained dozens of specific predictions. For example, he was the first person to predict the decline of the US manufacturing sector in the 1970's, the rise of gold in the 1980's as well as predicting the success of Trivial Pursuit before the first game was sold in the United States. Hundreds of his accurate published predictions can be found in his book Future In Sight. He is a popular a very popular and sought after keynote speaker for organizations worldwide. His book Future In Sight - 100 Trends, Implications & Predictions That Will Most Impact Business Into The 21st Century (Simon and Schuster) provides an amazing record of hundreds of his accurate predictions. The book received critical acclaim and sold very well globally. Econoquake (Simon & Schuster) presented the fault lines in the economy that made an economic downturn inevitable. Minkin's book Ten Great Lies Threaten Western Civilization (In-Sight Press) was published in 2007 and The Great Unraveling (In-Sight Press) published in 2012. America's Deepening Divide (In-sight Press) his latest book was published in 2017. Barry was Professor of: Advanced Marketing and Industry Strategy, Executive MBA Program, St. Mary's College, a Lecturer in Strategic Planning, University of California at Berkeley, and Marketing Professor at 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.