Peter Navarro received his Ph. D. in economics from Harvard University and is a business professor at the Merage School of Business, University of California-Irvine.  He is a regular CNBC contributor, and author of the bestselling book, The Coming China Wars.  Professor Navarro's other books include the path-breaking management book, The Well-Timed Strategy, and the bestselling investment book If It Rains  in Brazil, Buy Starbucks.

Professor Navarro's unique and internationally recognized expertise lies in his "big picture" application of a highly sophisticated but easily accessible macroeconomic analysis of the business environment and financial markets for investors and corporate executives.

He has been featured on 60 Minutes, and his articles have appeared in a wide range of publications, from Business Week, the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal to the Harvard Business Review, the MIT Sloan Management Review, and the Journal of Business.