Richard C. Morias

 RICHARD C. MORAIS is a Senior Editor at Forbes and chairs the Forbes Family Business Forum. His brief at the magazine allows him to write on any subject he chooses and to travel anywhere in the world. An American raised in Switzerland, Morais has lived most of his life overseas, returning to the U.S. in 2003. He was stationed in London for 17 years, eventually becoming European Bureau Chief. His first book, an unauthorized biography of Pierre Cardin, was published to critical acclaim by UK's Bantam Press in 1991.The Hundred-Foot Journey is his first novel.