Joshua Ramo

Ramo, at age 42, is the youngest managing director in the history of the strategic advisory firm. Prior to joining Kissinger in 2006, he was managing partner of the consulting firm JL Thornton & Co. He previously was an award-winning journalist and senior editor and foreign editor of Time Magazine. In 2008 he served as China analyst for NBC during the Summer Olympics in Beijing, later sharing an Emmy Award for his work at the Opening Ceremony. He is the New York Times best-selling author of the book, The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Order Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he divides his time between Beijing and New York City. Also is a director of Starbucks Corp.