Ronald C. Iverson

Ron Iverson first visited China in 1984 as the personal representative of the Mayor of Chicago as part of a Sister Cities program. For the past 30 years he has continued to regularly visit China and has founded joint business ventures with Chinese partners and taught Business Strategy to International MBA students at Tongji University in Shanghai. He also personally arranged the first ever exhibition of Forbidden City artifacts from the Palace Museum in Beijing to tour major museums in the US. This project involved searching through the treasure rooms of the Forbidden City.

Early in his visits to China, Iverson discovered THE THREE KINGDOMS, one of the four classics of Chinese literature, and came to realize the enormous cultural significance the Chinese people place in the book. Believing that one needed to be familiar with the principles revealed in the book in order to find business or political success in China, and being dissatisfied with existing translations, Iverson decided to fund and edit a new translation aimed towards delivering the thrill of a contemporary novel while imparting understanding of key aspects of Chinese culture.

Iverson now lives in Florida enjoying discussions with writers and artists and participating with charitable foundations to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.