Charles Epping, an American citizen based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the author of A Beginner's Guide to the World Economy, published by Vintage Books, and is currently the managing director of a Swiss-based international consulting company. He is also the president of the Central Europe Foundation--which provides scholarships to students from Central and Eastern Europe. He has written several articles for Newsweek, and has been featured as a financial expert on CNN Television, CNN Espanol, and FOX 5 Good Day New York.
His most recent book, Trust, published by Greenleaf Book Group Press explores the use of a Swiss trustee account by the Hezbollah to move illegal money through the international financial system and into the hands of terrorists in the Middle East.