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Noah benShea is one of North America’s most respected and popular poet-philosophers. He is also a scholar, theologian, long range thinker, executive advisor, speaker, and International Best-Selling author who was, by the age of 23, an Assistant Dean of Students at UCLA and, by 30, a consulting fellow to a number of esteemed think tanks including The Center for the Humanities at USC and The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara. A inspirational public speaker for 35 years, he has lectured at literally hundreds of universities, including MIT, Harvard, and Duke/Fuqua School of Business, as well as given countless Keynote Addresses including to the Library of Congress. His work has been incorporated in publications of The Congressional Record, Oxford University and the World Bible Society in Jerusalem. Noah benShea is the International Best-Selling author of 22 books Bookstore translated into a eighteen languages. With global sales of over two million copies, his books continue a tradition begun with the Jacob the Baker series which have been embraced around the world as timeless fables in countries as diverse as China, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Holland, Japan, Norway, Thailand, Israel, and were on the Korean Top 10 Best Sellers for six months where they sold over 500,000 copies. In 2008 Noah benShea’s Jacob the Baker won First Prize at the European Intellectual Book Fair in Moscow. Noah benShea’s insightful perspective on life, Noah’s Window, speaks directly with readers around the world each week. Using Internet search engines the name “Noah benShea” appears on over 40,000 websites, including several foreign language websites, quoting from his speeches, books, and essays. In 1999 Mr. benShea was nominated for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas That Improve the World. For five years, from 1997 – 2002, Mr. benShea’s weekly essays were enjoyed by several million readers via the New York Times Newspaper Regional Network and were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Sometimes referred to as the “Guru’s Guru” and a “Zen Mark Twain,” “An Evening With Noah benShea” was broadcast over regional PBS, and Mr. benShea has been widely interviewed on radio, television, and in print across North America. He has also had a daily “thought” feature on a regional ABC affiliate and a weekly radio talk show. Noah benShea’s inspirational thoughts are branded and/or tied with some of North America’s largest companies including Starbucks, American Greetings, Lucky Brand Jeans, C&H Sugar, and Costco. His work dramatically impacting the workplace, and has appeared in hospitals, banks, on apparel, teddy bears, over 70 millions sugar packets and over 30 million Starbucks Coffee Cups. And honoring his father’s heroic struggle, Mr. benShea in 2005 accepted the title of National Laureate for the ALS Association. In addition to his reflective life, Mr. benShea was a founding partner and later chairman of a national manufacturing company. He has is often called upon both for long range forecasting and as an inspirational speaker, see Keynote Addresses, to communities and companies including GAP Inc., Kraft Foods, and McCaw Communications, and directed studies for 20 year projections for North America’s 50 most prominent developers and retailers. In 2007 he was a visiting professor of philosophy at University of California, San Francisco Medical School and serves as Ethicist for the The Sansum Diabetes Research Institute He has served on Boards of Directors, and as a national lecturer to The Executive Committee, and the Young President’s Organization and continues as an executive advisor to North American business and community leaders. Noah benShea is the father of a daughter, Jordan, and a son, Adam, both of whom are honor graduates of the University of California. Born in Toronto, Mr. benShea lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife Julia Mora, an Interior Designer, and also resides part of each year in Italy.