Alan Richter, Ph. D., is the president of QED Consulting, a 25-year-old company based in New York. He has consulted to organisations for many years in multiple capacities, primarily in the areas of leadership, values, culture and change. He has worked closely with many leading organisations worldwide in both private and public sectors, with extensive experience in Africa, Asia and Europe, in addition to the Americas. He holds an M.A. and a B.A.B.Sc. from the University of Cape Town, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Birkbeck College, London University.