> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Peter Schwartz - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/peter-schwartz/ - Published: 1999-01-02T22:09:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-06-10T02:40:41.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #individual **Peter Schwartz** is an American futurist and business executive. He is a co-founder of the [Global Business Network](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Global-Business-Network) (GBN), a member of the [Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Council-on-Foreign-Relations), The Edge,[\[1\]](#fn1) and Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council,[\[2\]](#fn2) an agenda contributor for the [World Economic Forum](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Economic-Forum),[\[3\]](#fn3) and a member of the WEF's Network of Global Agenda Councils.[\[2:1\]](#fn2) He serves on the boards of the Long Now Foundation, the Center for a New American Security, the World Affairs Council, and the [Santa Fe Institute](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Santa-Fe-Institute),[\[1:1\]](#fn1) and is a distinguished fellow at the Center for Strategic Futures.[\[2:2\]](#fn2)[\[4\]](#fn4) He currently serves as senior vice president of strategic planning for Salesforce[\[3:1\]](#fn3) and a venture partner at [Alta Partners](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alta-Partners).[\[1:2\]](#fn1) He was a partner of the Monitor Group, which became Monitor Deloitte following its purchase by [Deloitte](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Deloitte).[\[2:3\]](#fn2) He was also previously a member of the 21st Century Council, the Council for the Future of Europe, and the *WorldPost* at the Berggruen Institute.[\[5\]](#fn5)[\[2:4\]](#fn2) He also served as a special advisor for the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI),[\[6\]](#fn6) and was on the board of advisors for the Foresight Institute.[\[7\]](#fn7) He is represented by Stern Strategy Group for public speaking opportunities and advisory services.[\[8\]](#fn8) ## History Schwartz joined the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in 1972, rising to become director of SRI's Strategic Environment Center.[\[9\]](#fn9) In 1982, Schwartz took over from Pierre Wack as head of the scenario planning practice at Shell.[\[10\]](#fn10) He left Shell in 1986.[\[3:2\]](#fn3) In 1987, Schwartz co-founded the Global Business Network (GBN) alongside Napier Collyns, Jay Ogilvy, Lawrence Wilkinson, and Stewart Brand.[\[11\]](#fn11) Schwartz provided a testimonial printed in John Petersen's 1997 book, *Out of the Blue: Wild Cards and Other Big Future Surprises.*[\[12\]](#fn12) Schwartz served as a member of the 21st Century Council at the Berggruen Institute, which ran from 2011 to 2017.[\[5:1\]](#fn5)[\[13\]](#fn13) ## Publications - October 2003: *[An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security](https://web.archive.org/web/20210301221100/https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA469325.pdf)* - Co-authored by Doug Randall - Published by the [United States Department of Defense](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Defense) ## External links - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-schwartz-b1155223/) - [SourceWatch](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Peter%5FSchwartz) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%5FSchwartz%5F%28futurist%29) - [Wikispooks](https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Peter%5FSchwartz) --- 1. *Peter Schwartz.* Edge. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) 2. *Peter Schwartz.* Berggruen Institute. Retrieved December 5, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1) [↩︎](#fnref2:2) [↩︎](#fnref2:3) [↩︎](#fnref2:4) 3. *Peter Schwartz - Agenda Contributor.* World Economic Forum. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) [↩︎](#fnref3:2) 4. *Networks.* Center for Strategic Futures. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *21st Century Council.* Berggruen Institute. Retrieved August 4, 2020, from [↩︎](#fnref5) [↩︎](#fnref5:1) 6. *Board of Trustees.* Rocky Mountain Institute. Retrieved October 13, 2009, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Advisory Boards & Steering Committees.* Foresight Institute. Retrieved February 28, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. Louis, J. *Peter Schwartz.* Stern Strategy Group. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. Knight, M. (1999, December). 2020 Visionary. *Rensselaer Alumni Magazine*. [↩︎](#fnref9) 10. *An interview with Peter Schwartz.* (2009, May 15). The Economic Times. [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. *Where We Started.* Global Business Network. Retrieved January 5, 2010, from [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. Petersen, J. L. (1997). *Out of the blue: wild cards and other big future surprises, how to anticipate and respond to profound change.* Danielle Laporte Book; The Arlington Institute. [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *21st Century Council.* Berggruen Institute. Retrieved April 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref13)