Paul Zane Pilzer is an economist, social entrepreneur, professor,
public servant, and the New York Times bestselling author of 10
books and dozens of scholarly publications. Pilzer completed Lehigh
University in three years and received his MBA from Wharton
Business School in 15 months at age 22. He became Citibank's
youngest officer at age 22 and its youngest vice president at age
25. He was appointed a professor at New York University at age 24
where he taught for 21 years and was five times voted "best
teacher." He has started, and/or taken public, six companies in
healthcare and K-12 education. In healthcare, he is the Founder of
Extend Health (1999) and Zane Benefits (2006), suppliers of
personalized health benefits to US employees in every state. Extend
Health was acquired by Towers Watson in 2012 for $435 million. In
education, he is the Founder of Zane Publishing (1989), The
American Academy (2005), and Zane Prep (2011), three leading
companies using technology to improve K-12 education worldwide. In
public service, he was an appointed economic advisor in two US
presidential administrations (1983-1989) and today advises CEOs and
government officials worldwide.
A former commentator on National Public Radio and CNN, Pilzer has
been profiled on the front page of The Wall Sttreet Journal and on
the cover of more than 100 magazines. He speaks live each year to
approximately 200,000 people and more than 20 million copies of his
speeches have been sold. He lives in Utah with his "best asset,"
his wife Lisa and their four children, where they are all avid
snowboarders, mountain bikers, and chess players.
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