Biography

Dr. Roger Selbert is one of the best-known and most respected trend experts in the United States. As a business futurist, his 20-year track record of economic, social and demographic foresight is unequalled. Roger is:

◊	Principal of The Growth Strategies Group, a trend research consulting firm;
◊	Editor & Publisher of Growth Strategies, a trend letter formerly known as FutureScan;
◊	US economic analyst, North American representative and Principal for the Consumer Demand Index (consumerdemand.com)
◊	Senior Fellow at the La Jolla Institute, a "new economy" think-tank.

Roger Selbert photo Roger was corporate futurist at Security Pacific National Bank from 1981 to 1987. He is today an internationally recognized author, speaker and consultant on business, consumer, marketing, demographic and technological trends.

Roger holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in International Relations from the University of Southern California, where he was a Fulbright scholar, Haynes fellow and European Commission grantee. He earned his undergraduate degree in history from Bowdoin College and also attended the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

Dr. Selbert can speak on a wide range of trends affecting the future. Some of his recent presentations include:

◊	"We Shopped Till We Dropped, Now We'll Save to the Grave"
◊	"The Competitive Business Environment of the 21st Century: The New Economy, Demography, Geography, Workforce and Consumer"
◊	"The 10 States Imperative: How Demographic Trends Will Shape American Society, Politics and Economics"
◊	"The Hispanic Opportunity: Why No Market Will Grow Faster Over the Next 10 Years"
◊	"The New Economy Lives! Productivity, Technology and the New Economic Realities"
◊	"Marketing in the Post-9/11 World: Real Trends are Revealed and Reinforced"