Paul Zane Pilzer

Paul Zane Pilzer is a New York Times bestselling author, the founder of six companies, a world-renowned economist, a social entrepreneur, an adjunct professor, and the author of 13 books—including The New Roaring Twenties 2023-2033 (BenBella Books 2023) and Becoming an Entrepreneur (ZCI 2023.

Pilzer received his BA from Lehigh University in three years and his MBA from Wharton Graduate Business School in 15 months at age 22. He became Citibank’s youngest officer at age 22 and its youngest vice president at age 26.

At 24, he was appointed adjunct professor at New York University, where he taught for 21 years and was student-rated “best teacher” five times.

In commercial real estate, he co-founded Zane May Interests in 1981, which developed 66 projects in the U.S. and the former USSR.

In healthcare, he is the founder of Extend Health (1999) and PeopleKeep (2006), two leading U.S. suppliers of personalized health benefits to corporate America, including Walmart’s Sam’s Club.

In education, he is the founder of Zane Publishing (1989), Graduation Alliance (2005), and Zaniac Learning (2012), three pioneering companies in online education.

He was an appointed economic adviser in two White House administrations and warned of the impending $200 billion savings and loan crisis a—story that he later shared in Other People’s Money (Simon & Schuster 1989), which was critically acclaimed by the New York Times Book Review, John Kenneth Galbraith in the New York Review of Books, and The Economist magazine.

Pilzer’s Unlimited Wealth (Crown Publishing, 1991/1993) explains how we live in a world of unlimited physical resources because of rapidly advancing technology.

After reading Unlimited Wealth, the late Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, said that he was “amazed at Pilzer’s business capacity” and his “ability to put it into layman’s terms.”

Pilzer’s God Wants You to be Rich: The Theology of Economics (Simon & Schuster, 1993/1995/2006) explains how the foundation of our economic system is based on our Judeo-Christian heritage—this New York Times business bestseller was featured on television shows ranging from 60 Minutes to First Person with Maria Shriver.

In The New Wellness Revolution (Wiley Press, 2007), Pilzer identifies the newly emerging wellness business—for this book, he received an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service and was called a “wellness guru” by the New York Times.

The New Health Insurance Solution (Wiley Press, 2005) sets forth a bold new direction for U.S. health insurance and explains how individuals can now get affordable health insurance independent of their employer.

The Next Millionaires (Momentum Media, 2006) explains why the number of U.S. millionaires doubled and how the economy is creating one million millionaires a year.

The New Roaring Twenties 2023-2033 (BenBella Books 2023) explains our post-pandemic economy and how our new world order rests on 12 economic and social pillars.

Paul is a keynote and commencement speaker at business conferences and universities worldwide; clients include hundreds of private companies, Hong Kong University, Peking University, University of Nanjing, University of Utah, New York University Shanghai, and University of Pennsylvania. More than 20 million copies of his speeches have been sold.

A former commentator on National Public Radio and CNN, Pilzer and his companies have been featured on the cover of more than 100 publications including on the front page of The Wall Street Journal (July 30, 2007).

He lives in Utah with his wife Lisa and their four children.