David Korten is co-founder of YES! Media, president of theĀ Living Economies Forum, a member of the Club of Rome, and the author of influential books, including ā€œWhen Corporations Rule the Worldā€Ā and ā€œChange the Story, Change the Future: A Living Economy for a Living Earth.ā€ His work builds on lessons from the 21 years he and his wife, Fran, lived and worked in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on a quest to end global poverty.