Gunter Pauli

Gunter A. Pauli (1956–) es un emprendedor belga, autor del libro La Economía Azul. Actualmente vive desde 1994 en Japón. Esta casado con Katherina Bach, y tiene cinco hijos y su hija adoptada. Habla siete idiomas y ha vivido en cuatro continentes.

Como presidente de la asociación estudiantil AIESEC conoció en 1978 a Aurelio Peccei, el fundador y anterior presidente del Club de Roma. En 1979 siguió a su invitación al encuentro anual del Club en Salzburgo (Austria). Aurelio Peccei se hizo su mentor y encargó a Pauli el desarrollo del programa juvenil del Club, el cual se conoció bajo el nombre de Forum Humanum.
En 1984, Gunter Pauli fue invitado por el Dr. Bruno Kreisky a hacerse miembro de la Comisión Kreisky por el Empleo en Europa.
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