Verne Wheelwright Ph.D.

Verne Wheelwright, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized professional in the field of Foresight and Futures Studies. He is the author of It’s YOUR Future…Make It A Good One! (2010), The Personal Futures Workbook (2008) and his latest book, Small Business Foresight (2019). The workbook is available in several languages as a free download at his web site (www.personalfutures.net). He has published articles about foresight and the future in a number of professional journals and other publications.

Several articles are available as “free downloads” on his web site (www.personalfutures.net). Wheelwright has conducted workshops, led university classes and addressed audiences in the U.S. and internationally.

Wheelwright is a charter member of the Association of Professional Futurists, and a member (and Fellow) of the World Future Studies Federation. His business and personal travels have taken him to over fifty different countries, offering him insights and an awareness of worldwide cultures and trends. His interests over the years have included skiing, water sports, mountain climbing, scuba diving, sports car racing, flying, and writing.

As a child, Wheelwright lived in Idaho, moving to Oregon when he was twelve and living in the Portland area until 1983. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon (business), earned a Masters degree in Futures Studies at the University of Houston Clear Lake and a PhD. at Leeds Metropolitan University.

He and his wife now live in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.