Adrian Taylor runs ForeSight to Strategy for Security and Sustainability IN Governance GmbH, a boutique consultancy firm that helps both public and private sector clients to use foresight methods to formulate robust strategy options. As a consultant he and his colleagues help clients develop their own in-house foresight to strategy capacities as well as well running strategy processes for clients. He has two decades of experience in using the Parmenides Eidos software to enhance to anticipate future changes in the world outside and craft tailor-made strategies. In the course of his work he has had occasion to run projects in over 40 countries of the world, and does so in English, French, Spanish and German. He has previously been a junior officer in the British Army, a lobbyist on EU matters, a scenario planner in a joint venture with Global Business Network, Desk Officer for India at the European Commission and a visiting scholar at Georgia Tech.
His education includes 1st Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics Trinity College Oxford, and a Licence Spéciale (Masters) in European Studies with “Grande Distinction” from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Adrian was born and raised in London, England, and has subsequently spent over 30 years living elsewhere, notably Gibraltar, Brussels, Atlanta, Zurich, New York, and Munich. He, his wife and three children currently reside in Hamburg.