Gunter Pauli

Gunter Pauli (born 1956 in Antwerp) is a Belgian entrepreneur, economist, author. He is known for his main work, The Blue Economy.[1]

Pauli is a member of The Club of Rome and served three years since 2017 as an elected member of the Executive Committee.[2]

Pauli has served as an advisor for governments in Spain,[3][4][5] Argentina[6][7] and Italy.[8]

Gunter Pauli visiting Shanghai, Blue Economy-10 Years 100 Innovations 100 Mil Jobs, November 2012

He has also worked as an author, notably of The Blue Economy. He assisted Aurelio Peccei, founder of the Club of Rome from 1979 to 1984 and later wrote a biography about him.[9]

In 1989 he was elected as an independent substitute to the European Parliament, but never took up the seat.[10]

In 1994 Pauli founded the Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI).[11]