About Andreas Salcher

Dr. Andreas Salcher is a management consultant, bestselling author and a critical thought leader on education issues. He began his career in politics in 1987 as the youngest member of the Vienna State Parliament at the time, where he served for a total of 12 years. He is co-founder of the "Sir Karl Popper School" for particularly gifted children. In 2004, he initiated the "Waldzell Meetings" at Melk Abbey, which were attended by seven Nobel Prize winners and the Dalai Lama. Since 2008, Andreas Salcher has been committed to improving schools with his "CURRICULUM PROJECT". His first book "Der talentierte Schüler und seine Feinde" (The Talented Pupil and his Enemies ), published in March 2008, became a #1 bestseller. In 2009, Andreas Salcher was voted both "Author of the Year" and "Communicator of the Year". With nine #1 bestsellers and over 250,000 books sold, he is considered one of Austria's most successful non-fiction authors. His latest book, entitled "Our new best friend, the future", was published in October 2023.