Our Expert Speakers

Willem Buiter

Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (May 1997 - May 2000).

Global Chief Economist, Citigroup (2013 - 2018).

Former Professor of Economics at the LSE, Yale & Cambridge University.

Speaking Topics: Monetary Policy, Central Banking, Inflation, Financial Crises & Banking, Cryptocurrencies, The Eurozone & European Economy, The American Economy, National Debt & Deficits, Exchange Rate Crises, Monetary Unions.

Raghavendra Rau

Professor of Finance at Cambridge University Judge Business School.

Former Principal at Barclays Global Investors, Then The Largest Asset Manager In The World.

Speaking Topics: Behavioral Finance. Corporate Finance. Asset Pricing. The Effects of Corporate Name Changes On Stock Prices. CEO Risk-Taking. Price Momentum In Financial Markets. Whether It’s Possible To Beat The Market. Majority Shareholders & Tunnelling. Sell-Side Analyst Coverage. Investor Under & Overreaction. Stock Performance Post Mergers. Mutual Funds. Artificial Intelligence In Finance. Blockchains. Digital Ledger Technologies. Fintech.

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President, Swedish National Wealth Fund (1998 - 2001)

Led A Restructuring Of The $70 Billion Portfolio Of Swedish Government-Owned Companies, The First Attempt By A European Government To Systematically Address The Ownership & Management Of Government Enterprises & Real Estate.

Speaking Topics: Sovereign Wealth Funds, Public Wealth Funds, Modernizing Government Accounting, Unlocking The Hidden Value of Government Assets, Generating Non-Tax Government Revenue.

Ananish Chaudhuri

Professor of Experimental Economics, University of Auckland. Chair of the Department of Economics (2013 - 2019).

Author of Two Critically Acclaimed Books In Behavioral Economics.

Ranked Among the Top 5% Of Economists In The World by RePEc.

Speaking Topics: Behavioral Economics. Experimental Economics. Behavioral Economics Applied To Management, Leadership and Decision-Making. The Effects of Sleep Deprivation On Trading & Asset Price Volatility.

Gary Klein

Professor of History, SUNY Westchester Community College.

Featured Expert on Sunday Morning Political News Programs.

Co-Chair of the New York City Chapter of the Alumni and Friends of the LSE.

Speaking Topics: U.S. History, American Presidential History, The Rise of Fascism In the 1920s. The American Press. What Art History Can Teach Us About Politics. How The Media Covered The 1920s Rise Of Fascism. The American Civil War. Political Polarization. Institution Building & Institutional Decay. Promoting The Development Of Junior University Faculty.

Ian Ball

Principal Architect of the New Zealand Government’s Financial Management Reforms in the 1980s.

Responsible for the Development of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Speaking Topics: Public Sector Financial Management, Modernizing Government Accounting, Strengthening Public Net Worth, International Accounting Standards, Improving Government Efficiency, Unlocking The Hidden Value of Government Assets, Generating Non-Tax Government Revenue.