Sony Kapoor

Sony Kapoor is an influential macroeconomist, investment expert, geopolitics adviser, sustainability enthusiast, technological evangelist and development advocate with a 25-year track record of successfully tackling policy, geopolitical, investment, business and sustainability challenges. His portfolio career uniquely spans investment banking, economic policymaking, strategy consulting, geopolitical advisory, interdisciplinary research, investment committees, C-Suite and Board roles, and the non-profit sector across five continents.

Currently, he is Chairman, World Benchmarking Alliance in the Netherlands, CEO, Nordic Institute for Finance, Technology and Sustainability in Norway, Trustee, Friends of Europe in Belgium, Commissioner for the Lancet Commission on Global Governance for Health in London, and was, until recently, the Interdisciplinary Professor of Climate, Finance, and Geoeconomics at the European University Institute in Italy. Mr Kapoor has also been a senior/strategy adviser to six G-20s, the EU, the UN, IMF, World Bank, many European & Emerging Market governments, large institutional investors and several corporates ranging from large MNCs to promising startups.

His successes in helping diffuse the Euro crisis, promoting global financial reform, accelerating climate action, and scaling up development finance have led to recognition as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, a European Young Leader by the Friends of Europe, a Fellow by the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce, and the award of a Presidential Fellowship by the George Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations.

Mr Kapoor is known for his insightful keynote speeches, influential reports & incisive agenda-setting advisory work. He has been invited to write for publications including The Economist, Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg and has been a frequent on Camera expert for the BBC, Bloomberg TV, France 24. His multifaceted advice on Geopolitics, Economics, Investment, Technology & Sustainability is in high demand by CEOs, corporate boards, government cabinets, investment committees and international organizations delivered through, advisory roles, high-level consultancies & invitations to deliver Keynotes & Seminars.