Frank-Jürgen Richter (born 1967) is a German entrepreneur, economic advisor, and commentator. He is best known as the chairman of Horasis and founder of the Horasis Global Meeting, as well as a former director of the World Economic Forum.
From 1996 until 2000, he lived and worked in Asia where he developed and managed a European Multinationals' Asian operations, and then became a Director of the World Economic Forum from 2001 to 2004.[1] Following the incorporation of Horasis in 2005 he has been a frequent international traveler, researcher and commentator as well as leading the annual Business Meetings.
Career
In 2005, Richter founded Horasis, an independent think tank for global business topics.[2] Richter works with businesspeople, politicians and intellectuals.[3][4][5][6] He advises governments and private sector organizations on issues such as globalization, trade, and sustainable development.[4][7]
Richter is a frequent public speaker.[9][10] He has authored and edited 37 books and numerous articles on global strategy and Asian business,[11][12][13][14][15] covering topics such as the Asian business environment and how Asian firms bounced back from the 1998 Asian crisis. His writings have appeared in the financial and regional press such as The New York Times.
In 2016, Richter received the Harish Mahindra Memorial Global Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Global Economy from Priyadarshini Academy.[20][21][22]
Bibliography
The Dynamics of Japanese Organizations, Routledge, 1996, ISBN041513191-X
The East Asian Development Model: Economic Growth, Institutional Failure and the Aftermath of the Crisis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2000, ISBN0333920635
Redesigning Asian Business: In the Aftermath of Crisis, Quorum Books, 2001, ISBN9781567205251
Recreating Asia: Visions for a New Century (with Pamela C. M. Mar), John Wiley & Sons, 2002, ISBN0470820853
India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power (with Colette Mathur), Marshall Cavendish Business, 2005, ISBN9812611967
Global Future: The Next Challenge for Asian Business (with ArnoudDeMeyer, Peter Williamson, Pamela C. M. Mar), John Wiley & Sons, 2005, ISBN0470821302
Six Billion Minds: Managing Outsourcing in the Global Knowledge Economy (with Mark Minevich), Aspatore Books, 2006, ISBN1596224274
^Minevich, Mark; Hoque, Faisal; Richter, Frank-Jürgen (30 April 2006). Six Billion Minds: Managing Outsourcing in the Global Knowledge Economy: Mark Minevich, Dr. Frank-Jürgen Richter, Faisal Hoque: 9781596224278: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN1596224274.
^Demeyer, Arnoud; Williamson, Peter; Mar, Pamela C. M.; Richter, Frank-Jürgen (9 May 2005). Global Future: The Next Challenge for Asian Business: ArnoudDeMeyer, Peter Williamson, Frank-Jürgen Richter, Pamela C. M. Mar: 9780470821305: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN0470821302.
^Das, Tarun; Mathur, Colette; Richter, Frank-Jürgen (30 November 2005). India Rising: Emergence of a New World Power: Colette Mathur, Frank-Jürgen Richter, Tarun Das: 9789812611963: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN9812611967.
^Mar, Pamela C. M.; Richter, Frank-Jürgen (15 April 2003). China: Enabling a New Era of Changes: Pamela C. M. Mar, Frank-Jürgen Richter: 9780470820865: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN0470820861.
^Frank Richter (Author) (30 September 2000). The Asian Economic Catharsis: How Asian Firms Bounce Back from Crisis: Frank Richter: 9781567203776: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN1567203779. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)