Peter Schwartz

My Background

Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, specializing in scenario planning and working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Salesforce, he manages the organization’s ongoing strategic conversation. Peter also leads the Salesforce Futures LAB – a collaboration between Salesforce and its customers around provocative ideas about the future. Prior to joining Salesforce, Peter was co-founder and chairman of Global Business Network. He is the author of several works. His first book, The Art of the Long View, is considered a seminal publication on scenario planning. Peter has also served as a script consultant on the films "The Minority Report," "Deep Impact," "Sneakers," and "War Games." He received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and astronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. Connect with Peter on Twitter @peterschwartz2.

Peter Schwartz

May 28, 2020

Peter Schwartz, Salesforce Chief Futurist, has been speaking with ANZ business leaders about what we can all expect as we move through and beyond this pandemic, and how they can make the best decisions at each stage. Here, Peter shares with us his three-stage map to ‘the next normal’.

Peter Schwartz

August 5, 2019

Artificial Intelligence has the power to transform customer engagement, while creating higher-value jobs and driving business innovation.

Peter Schwartz

October 9, 2017

Work as we know it is in a state of flux. Technology is imposing rapid change, and the rise in automation capabilities and artificial intelligence are the chief catalysts. As Salesforce’s Futurist, I…

Peter Schwartz

How to Map Your Business’s Path to the Next Normal

Debunking AI Myths

The Future Of Work: Technology, Jobs And Augmented Intelligence