Our instructors comprise knowledgeable researchers, authors, PhD holders, investigative journalists, and others who possess not only great knowledge and wisdom, but equally importantly, vast life experience. It is their ability to apply critical thinking to the events we see in the world today, thus allowing them to share alternative and unique perspectives. They fully recognize the need for a new system, which is why they have offered full support and encouragement for this curriculum.
Let’s meet a few of them.
Dr Eamon McKinney
Dr Eamon McKinney is widely regarded as one of the foremost authorities in the world on China-related business issues. Over the past 25 years he has advised hundreds of foreign companies on their china strategies, including Ford, IBM, Microsoft, Pfizer and Boeing. In 2003 he was nominated for a Nobel Prize for economics, has authored numerous books and has been featured in the Economist and the Financial Times.
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Patrick Kell
Pat is from New Zealand and moved to Japan in the late 1980s after receiving a 5-year scholarship from the Japanese government to do his Bachelor’s degree at Japanese university. He graduated from Osaka University with degree in modern Japanese history, but has a special interest in ancient civilizations.
Matt Ehret
Matt is a journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review, co-founder of the Rising Tide Foundation, author of “The Clash of the Two Americas,” and contributing writer for the Strategic Culture Foundation, the Duran and Fort Russ.
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Cynthia Chung
Cynthia is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Rising Tide Foundation, contributing author to “The Clash of the Two Americas,” and author of “The Empire on which the Black Sun Never Set: The Birth of International Fascism and Anglo-American Foreign Policy.”
Alex Krainer
Based in Monaco, Alex is the founder of Krainer Analytics and creator of I-System Trend Following. As a market analyst, researcher, speaker, trader, hedge-fund manager, he has also authored several books on finance and commodities trading. By 2007 Alex’s own investment management business had generated positive investment returns during the 2008 financial crisis, and his fund outperformed the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Index of Blue-Chip commodity futures trading funds.
Pepe Escobar
Pepe is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst known for his extensive coverage of conflict zones and critical perspectives on global energy politics. His notable works include “Globalistan,” which examines the impact of globalization and energy conflicts on world stability, and “Empire of Chaos” – detailing what the US is up to around the world. For nearly 20 years he has served as a roving correspondent writing the column “The Roving Eye” for Asia Times covering international relations from the Middle East and Central Asia as well as all across Eurasia. He has also written columns for countless publications, including Counterpunch and TomDispatch in the US, the South China Morning Post, al-Jazeera English, and RT and Sputnik.
Drago Bosniac
Drago was the former Senior Editor at the now-defunct Fort Russ News and has authored over 1,500 articles. He is well versed in geopolitics, military technology and is a daily contributor to the BRICS Information Portal.
Vanessa Beeley
Vanessa is a journalist based in Damascus, Syria, and daughter of Sir Harold Beeley, a British diplomat, historian and Arabist. She has worked extensively in the Middle East, on the ground in Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Palestine and has also covered the conflict in Yemen since 2014. She was finalist for the prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism in 2017, which was won by the much-acclaimed Robert Parry that year. She was among recipients of the Serena Shim Award for uncompromised integrity in journalism. She contributes regularly to Mint Press News, Russia Today, UK Column, The Last American Vagabond & many other independent media outlets.
Tom Charlesworth
Tom grew up in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong and worked in financial markets for over 25 years in global financial centers including London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Zurich. His focus has been mainly on oil and the broader commodity markets, and has been exposed to many financial bubbles and crashes along the way.
William “Bill” Burch
Bill is a consulting engineer in global oil & gas operations and is the managing director of his consulting firm based in Houston, Texas. He holds US patents in water treatment and hydrogen production. In 2023, Bill also campaigned and ran for an executive office in the US state of Texas.
Eranur Shahda
Era is a highly respected yoga instructor and the creator of the Shahda Yoga Sustainable Practice Techniques, a holistic system designed to promote long-term physical and mental wellbeing. With a career spanning over a decade, her deep understanding of body mechanics, mindfulness, and sustainable living practices is woven into every class, making her teachings accessible and transformative for practitioners of all levels. She has been featured in numerous magazines acknowledging her contributions to the wellness community. As a mentor, she is passionate about training future leaders, offering a series of education programs that builds a solid foundation for personal development and growth. Era's mission is to inspire people to lead more mindful and sustainable lives through the ancient art of yoga.
Pete Cooper
Pete is a business technology strategy consultant CxO mainly in finance, banking, health and government. He has worked, lived and travelled to 24 countries and has a passion for tech startups, mentoring and community. He has worked in various high-profile organizations from stock exchanges to global banks and also holds various awards and founder status for large communities.
Viktor Havasy
Viktor began his career as a finance writer and journalist in Hungary, and as such, he knows a little about many things. He worked on investment markets in Sydney and Budapest, but his overriding desire for freedom has attracted him to business and marketing, among others, a range of health-related products and crypto. As a truth seeker, he likes being in the company of people searching for the truth, but tries to avoid those who claim to have found it.
Dennis O’Connor
Dennis worked in mainstream health as an intensive care nurse, reaching the position of Clinical Nurse Consultant. He moved into the area of Acute Mental Health including addiction and prsion system work. A quest for truth had begun and after battling the system to keep patients from being medicated he left to star his own business in health education. He is the founder of “Awakening in Health,” a platform to host interviews battle disinformation and empower people in different areas of their lives.