Frank-Jürgen Richter (born 1967) is a German entrepreneur, economic advisor, and commentator. He is best known as the chairman of
Horasis
Horasis is an independent, international think tank, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2005, by Frank-Jürgen Richter, former director of the World Economic Forum, Horasis is dedicated to the innovation and development of sustainab ...
and founder of the
Horasis Global Meeting
Horasis is an independent, international think tank, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2005, by Frank-Jürgen Richter, former director of the World Economic Forum, Horasis is dedicated to the innovation and development of sustainab ...
, as well as a former director of the
World Economic Forum
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.
Early life
After graduating with a degree in
industrial engineering
Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...
from the
University of Karlsruhe
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association.
KIT was created in 2009 w ...
(now part of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and academic stays in France and Mexico, Richter pursued his PhD-studies at the
University of Tsukuba
is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...
and obtained his doctoral degree from the
University of Stuttgart
The University of Stuttgart (german: Universität Stuttgart) is a leading research university located in Stuttgart, Germany. It was founded in 1829 and is organized into 10 faculties. It is one of the oldest technical universities in Germany wit ...
.
From 1996 until 2000, he lived and worked in Asia where he developed and managed a European Multinationals' Asian operations, and then became a Director of the
World Economic Forum
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from 2001 to 2004. Following the incorporation of Horasis in 2005 he has been a frequent international traveler, researcher and commentator as well as leading the annual Business Meetings.
Career
In 2005, Richter founded
Horasis
Horasis is an independent, international think tank, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2005, by Frank-Jürgen Richter, former director of the World Economic Forum, Horasis is dedicated to the innovation and development of sustainab ...
, an independent think tank for global business topics. Richter works with businesspeople, politicians and intellectuals.
He advises governments and private sector organizations on issues such as globalization, trade, and sustainable development.
Richter is a Member of the Advisory Board on impact leadership of
University of Cambridge
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and
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) () is a private, non-profit, independent educational institution and the only business school in China with faculty governance., CKGSB on the Li Ka Shing Foundation Webpage. The school offers MBA, Fi ...
.
Publications
Richter is a frequent public speaker. He has authored and edited 37 books and numerous articles on global strategy and Asian business, covering topics such as the Asian business environment and how Asian firms bounced back from the 1998 Asian crisis. His writings have appeared in the financial and regional press such as
The New York Times
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.
He has addressed audiences at the
Brookings Institution
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,
Harvard University
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,
Beijing University
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Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charter ...
,
, Moscow,
Royal Institute of International Affairs
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, and at several corporate events. He has been interviewed by several publications, and appeared on
CNN
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,
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In 2016, Richter received the Harish Mahindra Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Global Economy from Priyadarshini Academy.
* The Dynamics of Japanese Organizations, Routledge, 1996,
* The East Asian Development Model: Economic Growth, Institutional Failure and the Aftermath of the Crisis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2000,
* Redesigning Asian Business: In the Aftermath of Crisis, Quorum Books, 2001,
* Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century (with Pamela C. M. Mar), John Wiley & Sons, 2002,
* India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power (with Colette Mathur), Marshall Cavendish Business, 2005,
* Global Future: The Next Challenge for Asian Business (with ArnoudDeMeyer, Peter Williamson, Pamela C. M. Mar), John Wiley & Sons, 2005,
* Six Billion Minds: Managing Outsourcing in the Global Knowledge Economy (with Mark Minevich), Aspatore Books, 2006,