Sony Kapoor

Macroeconomist and Finance Authority

Sony Kapoor is an influential macroeconomist, finance expert, development specialist and sustainability adviser with a long track-record of successfully tackling policy, business, and societal challenges.

"A prominent expert on international finance and development"

Topics

Change and Urcentaity
Financial Policy
International Governance
Development Economics
Investment Strategies
Green Finance and Sustainable Investments
Risk Management

Languages

He presents in English.

How he presents

Sony Kapoor’s speaking style coupled with an incisive understanding and enlightened capacity to explain and discuss economic and global issues has contributed to his high popularity and reputation.

Publications

2010
The Financial Crisis - Causes and Cures

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In Detail

Mr. Kapoor is CEO of the Nordic Institute for Finance, Technology & Sustainability, Professor of Climate, Geoeconomics & Finance at the European University Institute, Chief Economist for Worthwhile Capital Partners and a Senior Fellow in Sustainable Macro-finance at E3G. He Chairs Re-Define, is a Trustee of Friends of Europe, and sits on several other boards. At Re-Define Sony worked with key policymakers, asset owners, and multinationals in several OECD and emerging economies on economic policy, investment strategy, sustainability, and technology. His leadership in tackling the euro crisis, promoting financial reform, driving action on climate change, and improving development policy have led to recognition as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, and as a European Young Leader by Friends of Europe. He is well-known for his agenda-setting keynotes, influential policy reports and incisive media commentary.

What he offers you

An expert on a wide range of global economic and developing world issues, Sony shares creative yet pragmatic solutions to the public policy challenges of our times. He employs vivid metaphors to argue that finance needs to be reigned in to bring us back to prosperity.