Classen commits time to a variety of non-profit efforts, especially where education features prominently. Outside of his private sector work as the head of an international management services firm, Mr. He is an expert in formulating strategies, developing innovative revenue streams, and heading breakout expansions, often in difficult settings where capital is constrained and uncertainty/inertia abound. Peter’s core competencies are planning, organizing and leading the drive for growth. By leveraging the uncommon perspectives of both chief strategist and chief implementer, Peter has delivered “game-changing” results in areas of top-line revenue, revenue diversification, profitability, strategic direction, operating efficiency, and management capacity on more than two-dozen occasions. His 25-year career has seen him serving in both chief operating roles and chief advisory roles in private, public and non-profit settings. Peter Classen is a chief operating executive and chief strategist with an uncommon expertise in building new revenue streams, energizing teams and affecting positive growth. The European “Voyages of Discovery” were some of the last of these great exploratory journeys: the European pioneers were standing on the shoulders of giants - maritime explorers predominantly from Asia - who bravely led the way before them.įounding Director Peter Classen 2015-2021 The aim of the 1421 Foundation is to galvanize support from academics and researchers from all corners of the Earth, with the view to re-writing the history of global exploration, proving that humankind has been crossing the oceans for thousands of years. The 1421 Research, Education and Exploration Foundation (“1421 Foundation”) is a USA-based non-profit organization which acts as a focal point for ongoing research into the history of maritime exploration. With the dawn of the mass media age, everyone can now experience the thrill and excitement of discovery almost as fast as it happens, regardless of where they live, their income, or their social standing. How do you discover a place for which you already have a map?

It turns out that 18 years before he set sail, Columbus had a map of the Americas, which he later acknowledged in his logs. In fourteen-hundred-and-ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue…įor ages long we have been taught that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492.

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