Marvin Cetron

Dr. Cetron has been identified as one of the nation's foremost futurists in the cover story, "The Next 50 Years" in the 50th Anniversary issue of U.S. News & World Report. He was selected by the Institute of Industrial Engineers as one of the top10 Industrial Engineers in the U.S. and has been featured in countless magazines and newspapers. He has appeared regularly on every major television network, including Today, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, CNN Newsmaker Sunday, Crossfire and Larry King Live shows.

Dr. Cetron is the founder and president of Forecasting International and is one of the foremost forecaster-futurists in the world. As a pioneer in corporate, industry, demographic and lifestyle forecasting, he has structured Forecasting International to provide industry and government with the benefits and insights of an international group of experts in the fields of management techniques; technological forecasting; corporate strategic planning; technology assessment; R & D planning; project selections; resource allocation; economics; marketing; and the behavioral sciences.

During his 20 year career in research and development planning and forecasting with the U.S. Navy, Dr. Marvin Cetron was in charge of the design, development, and implementation of the most comprehensive technological forecast in the United States. In his extensive experience with government agencies, foreign governments, and industry, Dr. Cetron has been a consultant to more than 150 firms including Apple Computer, B&W Tobacco, Control Data Corporation, First National City Bank, General Motors, GTE, IBM, and Xerox. He has also advised the European Community, the Brazilian Ministry of Planning, the Kenyan Ministry of Finance, and the Indonesian Ministry of Economics.