Richard Donald Lewis is a British foremost linguist, cross-cultural communication consultant, and author.
His company, Richard Lewis Communications, provides cross-cultural communication training, as well as language training for international executives. He also founded the Berlitz schools in East Asia, Portugal, Norway and Finland and spent several years in Japan, where he was personal tutor to Empress Michiko and five other members of the Japanese Imperial family. In addition to his career running language schools, Mr Lewis is also well known for his work on cross-cultural understanding. One of his books, “When Cultures Collide”, has sold over 1 million copies and won the prestigious US Executive Club Book award in 1997.
He currently lectures throughout the world on cross-cultural issues. In 1997, Mr Lewis was awarded a knighthood in Finland, in view of his 40 years’ experience helping Finland to develop its international links, including assisting Finland in its preparation for EU presidency. In 2009, he was promoted to the rank of Knight Commander, Order of the Lion of Finland.
He is currently Chairman of Richard Lewis Communications Ltd.
For further details of his life and works, please refer to his memoirs The Road from Wigan Pier.
His cross-cultural observations on current affairs events can be found at blog.crossculture.com.
