Werner Erhard

Werner Hans Erhard (born John Paul Rosenberg; September 5, 1935) is an American critical thinker and author of transformational models and applications for individuals, groups, and organizations. He has written about integrity, performance, leadership and transformation. Werner Erhard has lectured at (among other institutions) Harvard University, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Southern California, University of Rochester, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Oxford Union at Oxford University, and the US Air Force Academy.

Since 2002 Erhard has devoted his time to academia. He was originally known for creating The est Training (1971–1983) and The Forum (1984–1991), which were offered to the public through the companies Erhard Seminars Training Inc. (1971–1975); est, an educational corporation (1975–1981), and Werner Erhard & Associates (WEA, 1981–1991). In 1977 Erhard, along with the support of John Denver, Robert W. Fuller, and others, founded The Hunger Project (a United Nations NGO) in which more than 4 million people have participated.