John Perkins is the best-selling author of several books, including the well-known Confessions of an Economic Hitman, and as his follow-up book, The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman, released last year. John spent the 1970s working for the strategic-consulting firm Chas. T. Main as Chief Economist, where he and his staff advised the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, U.S. Treasury Department, Fortune 500 corporations, as well as countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.