Sergey Bodrunov , Doctor of Economics, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Author of more than 1000 scientific works, including more than 35 monographs. President of the Free Economic Society of Russia, President of the International Union of Economists, Director of the S. Y. Witte Institute for New Industrial Development. Author of the New Industrial Society of the Second Generation (NIS.2) concept and the theory of Noonomy. Dr. Bodrunov's book Noonomy was granted ""The Distinguished Achievement Award in Political Economy for the 21 Century"" by the World Association for Political Economy (WAPE).