Described by The Economist as one of Canada's most perceptive thinkers, Kimon Valaskakis, is a Cornell PhD has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Montreal, the Pres...view moreDescribed by The Economist as one of Canada's most perceptive thinkers, Kimon Valaskakis, is a Cornell PhD has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Montreal, the President of a futures think tank the GAMMA Institute, Canada's former Ambassador to the OECD in Paris, and the founding president of the New School of Athens, a 21st century version of Plato's ancient academy as a contemporary think tank plus do tank. He has written 11 books and over 150 papers and articles on economics, politics and philosophy.view less