Rich Karlgaard — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Futurist & Editor-at-Large at Forbes Magazine since 1992.
Co-founded the Churchill Club in 1985, a Silicon Valley business and tech forum with over 7,500 members.
Co-founded Upside Magazine in 1989, a magazine for Silicon Valley that reached over 300,000 subscribers.
Authored multiple books, including 'Late Bloomers' (2019), 'The Soft Edge' (2014), and 'Life 2.0' (2004), a Wall Street Journal business bestseller.
Acts as an angel investor and board director.
Advises at the Forbes School of Business & Technology.
Graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Biography

Rich Karlgaard is an American journalist, author, and futurist, currently serving as Editor-at-Large at Forbes Magazine, a role he has held since 1992. He specializes in the intersection of global business, geopolitics, and innovation. Karlgaard was previously named publisher of Forbes magazine in 1998 and is also a columnist for Forbes Asia.

An entrepreneur, Karlgaard co-founded the Churchill Club in 1985 with Anthony B.