Klaus is the founder and executive chairman of the WorldEconomic Forum, and one of the world s most esteemedeconomists. In THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, heargues that we are on the brink of a technological revolutionunlike anything humankind has experienced before, anddescribes how it will fundamentally alter how we live and work. It s an incredibly compelling topic, and Schwab s credentialsare pretty staggering. Now in his late 70s, he s been at theforefront of global economic policy-making since the firstinception of the WEF in 1971 and has won just about everyaward and commendation going (including being named one ofthe 100 most influential people in the world by both Time andForbes magazines). The book was previously self-published(in January 2016), and sold 20,000 copies through Amazon USin its first six months. It has already been translated into 14languages, and has been a bestseller in China (60,000 copiessold so far) and Korea (22,000 sold).