David Jacoby

David Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International, is the foremost authority on global development, industry, and trade, and a visionary whose message resonates with audiences worldwide. Nobody has the depth of international experience from a first-hand point of view and provide so many personal perspectives and anecdotes about the impact of industrial development on economic growth and societal development, based on his 30 years of professional consulting in over 40 countries. He has written five books: Trump, Trade and the End of Globalization (Praeger, 2018); From Bogota to Beijing: Development and Life After Globalization (Lexington Press, 2017); The High Cost of Low Prices: A Roadmap to Sustainable Prosperity (Business Expert Press, 2017); Optimal Supply Chain Management in Oil, Gas and Power Generation (PennWell, 2011); and The Guide to Supply Chain Management (Economist, 2009). Jacoby has over 30 years of management consulting experience, of which almost all has been international, which gives him a deep platform from which to speak with authority to business, economics, trade, and the development of society in various parts of the world. He has delivered over 300 speeches and publications on global supply chains, trade, growth, the environmental and social impact of industry, and economic topics such as the management of inflation, exchange rates, and prices. Formerly, he taught Operations Management at Boston University’s graduate school of business. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a Master’s in International Business from the Lauder Institute, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.