Peter F. Drucker

Born in Vienna in 1909, Peter F. Drucker studied in Austria and England. Starting in 1929, he worked as a foreign correspondent for newspapers and as an economist at an international bank in London. In 1937, he began working in the United States, initially as an economist for a group of British banks and insurance companies, and later as a management consultant for several of the country's largest companies, as well as leading businesses abroad. Drucker then embarked on a distinguished career as an educator, initially as a professor of politics and philosophy at Bennington College and later, for more than twenty years, as a professor of management at the Graduate Business School of New York University. Since 1971, he has also served as a professor of social sciences at Claremont Graduate School in California. Peter Drucker is also renowned for his visionary books that analyze political, economic, and social issues. These books cover fifty years of modern history, beginning with "The End of Economic Man" (1939) and continuing with titles such as "Managing in a Time of Great Change," "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices," "Innovation and Entrepreneurship," "The Effective Executive," "Managing for Results," and "The Practice of Management."