Paul Hofheinz was the co-founder of the Lisbon Council. In his capacity as president, Mr. Hofheinz managed the organisation on a daily basis and was responsible for strategic oversight, including growth, publishing and development. He also maintained a personal research programme, writing, publishing and speaking on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence, the future of work, innovation, startups, the knowledge-economy, human capital, growth-company finance, economic reform and European politics. Previously, Mr Hofheinz worked as a writer and editor at The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and Time magazines and the Central European Economic Review. Mr. Hofheinz holds a master’s degree in the government and politics of Russia from London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale.