Chris Martenson
Chris Martenson is an accomplished economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of PeakProsperity, a popular website that offers ongoing commentary and factual analysis into financial and energy-related issues and events as they unfold. Martenson rose to prominence with the launch of his video seminar which has also been published in book form, The Crash Course, a distillation of the interconnected forces in the economy, energy, and the environment. Before becoming an independent economist, he was a Vice President at a Fortune 300 company and spent more than 10 years in corporate finance and strategic consulting.
Chris Martenson Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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M.B.A., Finance
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Ph.D., Neurotoxicology
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B.S., Biology
MORE ABOUT MARTENSON
He co-founded PeakProsperity to increase widespread understanding of the underlying causes of societal problems.
He was one of the early econo-bloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction years in advance.
His insights are also in high demand by academic, civic and private organizations around the world, including the UN, the UK House of Commons and U.S. State Legislatures.
He is a sought-after presenter who has offered The Crash Course seminar all around the United States.
The Crash Course is a popular and extremely well-regarded distillation of the interconnected forces in the economy, energy and the environment.
The series aims to provide sorely missing context for the tectonic shifts long underway in the world’s economic, energy and environmental systems.
The online course has been translated into several languages, and has been viewed over 1.5 million times.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Martenson has given numerous public presentations and has appeared on various broadcast programs.
He has appeared in TheStreet, PBS NewsHour, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance Daily Ticker, and The Keiser Report.
His work has been cited by the Washington Post, and he is a contributor to Seeking Alpha.
His COVID video series garnered in excess of 40 million views and helped millions better understand, adapt, and prepare for the Pandemic of 2020.
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.