Global Economist, Bestselling Author & Board Member
Dambisa Moyo: Biography at a Glance
- Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a highly respected thought leader, influencing key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy with her unique perspectives and contrarian yet balanced thinking.
- Renowned for her expertise in Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, Technology, and Millennial themes, she serves on the boards of Barclays Bank, Barrick Gold, Chevron, and Seagate Technologies.
- Dambisa is the author of five New York Times bestselling books, including How Boards Work and Dead Aid, which offer fresh, innovative insights on global economic and political issues.
- Named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World, she regularly contributes to prestigious publications such as the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and Harvard Business Review.
- Dambisa offers actionable insights into global economics, technology, and geopolitics, empowering decision-makers with strategies to navigate complex challenges and drive sustainable growth.
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Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is respected for her unique perspectives, her balance of contrarian thinking with measured judgment, and her ability to turn economic insight into investible ideas.
Dambisa has earned a strong reputation as a top-tier opinion former and trusted advisor on Macroeconomics, Geopolitics, Technology, and Millennial themes. She is a Board member of Barclays Bank, Barrick Gold, Chevron, and Seagate Technologies. She holds a PhD in Economics from Oxford, a Masters from Harvard, and is recognized for fresh and innovative ideas as the Author of five (5) New York Times Bestselling Books:
- How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
- Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth-and How to Fix It
- Winner Take All: China’s race for Resources and What it Means for the World
- How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly and the Stark Choices Ahead
- Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa
Dambisa was named to the list of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World; writes for the Financial Times, WSJ, Barron's, and Harvard Business Review and has traveled to 80 countries. She runs marathons and practices Pilates and yoga in her spare time.
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How Boards Work And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
New York Times bestselling author and veteran board member, Dr. Dambisa Moyo, offers an insider's view of corporate boards, their struggles, and why they must adapt to survive. Moyo discusses the need for corporate boards that are more transparent, more knowledgeable, more diverse, and more deeply involved in setting the strategic course of the companies they lead. Audiences will leave with a road map for how boards can steer companies through tomorrow's challenges and ensure they thrive to benefit their employees, shareholders, and society at large.
Snapshot of the Global Macroeconomy
International economist Dambisa Moyo identifies and contrasts the tactical, short-term challenges (debt and deficit management) versus structural problems (unemployment, depleted infrastructure, etc.) affecting the global economy. Dr. Moyo will explain the four directions that the global economy could take over the coming years in the aftermath of the financial crisis. She highlights the risks in the global macroeconomy and geo-political order with weaker global growth and the possibilities of the disintegration of the G-20, disagreements on the path of banking regulation, increased protectionism via outright trade policies and FX interventions (such as beggar-thy-neighbor policies). Against this backdrop Dr. Moyo considers the convergence economically and politically and advises on the best strategic plans for global businesses.
Meeting the Challenges of the Evolving Global Economy
Dambisa Moyo offers recommendations for how global businesses will make investment decisions, manage their people, finance expansion across products and geographies, mitigate risk, remain profitable, be competitive, and expand their businesses in an economically challenging global economy. Having visited over 50 countries, she leverages her experiences, on-the-ground network and relationships with politicians, policymakers, business persons and opinion leaders to inform a practical strategy for businesses investing across the developed and developing world. She explains what businesses and households have to do to strengthen their balance sheets, and details the policy actions that governments must take to ensure the West is on a constructive long-term economic path.
