Gerard Lyons
Gerard Lyons has been described by The Times as ‘one of the most influential analysts of the global economy’. In 2019 he was a candidate for Governor of the Bank of England. Gerard is the Senior Independent Director and sits on the Board of Bank of China (UK) and...
Tim Beardson
Timothy Beardson founded, majority-owned and ran Crosby, which became the largest independent investment bank in Asia. At its height, Crosby employed 650 staff in 24 offices in 17 cities in 13 countries from New York to Beijing. It had an annual transaction volume of $US 20 billion. It was...
Chris Skinner
Chris Skinner is best known as an independent commentator on the financial markets through his blog, the Finanser.com. He has been voted one of the most influential people in banking by The Financial Brand, a FinTech Titan (Next Bank), one of the Fintech Leaders you need to follow (City...
Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon is one of the world’s leading economists specialising in development economics. He lectures in the Economics of Development at Cambridge University and is a regular contributor to The Guardian since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. He is author of several widely discussed books including “23...
John Gapper
John Gapper writes an award-winning column on business, with a focus on finance, media and technology, and also contributes editorials and features, including regular Lunch with the FT interviews. He is one of the FT’s most senior and influential writers, having covered the financial and media industries, as well...
Lord Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern (Lord Stern) is a globally recognised economist, and one the world’s leading authorities on climate change, international development and global economic growth. Lord Stern is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at London School of Economics, and Head of the India Observatory and Chairman of the...
Marcel Fratzscher
Marcel Fratzscher is one of the most influential German economists. He is President of DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research), one of the leading research institutes and think tanks in Europe. He is also Professor of Macroeconomics and Finance at Humboldt-University Berlin, and a Member of the Advisory...
Philippe Bourguignon
Philippe is a partner of Revolution, created by Steve Case to invest and build disruptive, innovative companies that offer more choice, convenience, and control for both consumers and businesses. He is responsible for a portfolio of company’s where Revolution has invested: Vinfolio, Framebridge, BusBud, SRS Acquiom and Cava Grill....
Rajeev Gowda
Professor Rajeev Gowda studied economics and political science at St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore. Gowda holds a PhD in Public Policy and Management from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He was also a Post- Doctoral Fellow in Law and Economics from University of Berkeley, California. In 1991, Gowda was...
Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy served two terms as Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from September 2005 to September 2013. He is Honorary President of the Paris-based think tank, Notre Europe. He graduated from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) in Paris, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) and...
