Jeremy Rifkin — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Owner at Foundation on Economic Trends since 1977.
Principal architect of the "Third Industrial Revolution" long-term economic sustainability plan, formally endorsed by the European Parliament in 2007.
Author of 23 books, including "The Age of Resilience" (2022), "The Green New Deal" (2019), and "The Third Industrial Revolution" (2011).
Teaches at the Wharton School executive education program at the University of Pennsylvania since 1995.
His ideas from "The Third Industrial Revolution" were incorporated into China's thirteenth Five-Year Plan.
Holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1967), and an MA in International Affairs from Tufts University (1968).

Biography

Jeremy Rifkin is an American economic and social theorist, writer, public speaker, political advisor, and activist. He is the Owner of the Foundation on Economic Trends, a nonprofit organization he created in 1977. The foundation closely monitors the economic, environmental, social, and cultural impacts of new technologies introduced into global economies.