Eric S. Maskin

Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics, 2007

Adams University Professor at Harvard.

Eric S. Maskin is probably best known for his work on the theory of mechanism design for which he shared the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics. He has made contributions to many…

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Ernesto Zedillo

President of Mexico (1994-2000)

Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization

Ernesto Zedillo is the Frederick Iseman '74 Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization; Professor in the Field of International Economics and Politics; Professor of International and Area Studies; and…

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Esther Duflo

“SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS TO FIGHT POVERTY”. NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS (2019).

JOHN BATES CLARK MEDAL FOR ECONOMISTS UNDER 40. FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF MIT’S JAMEEL POVERTY ACTION LAB.

Esther Duflo is a French development economist, currently the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is also a founder and director of…

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Fernando Henrique Cardoso

President of Brazil (1995 - 2003)

One of the most important global thinkers by Foreign Policy.

Fernando Henrique Cardoso was President of the Federative Republic of Brazil from January 1995 to January 2003, winning two elections by an absolute majority. Since 1960, he was one of the most influential figures…

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Fernando Trias de Bes

INTERNATIONAL OPINION LEADER IN BUSINESS & COMPANIES.

ECONOMIST, EXPERT IN MANAGEMENT & INNOVATION. ONE OF THE SPANISH AUTHORS OF MOST INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS.

Fernando Trias de Bes, Economist, MBA from ESADE and The University of Michigan. His permanent research in the fields of economy and society, added to his non-conformist philosophy and capacity for analysis, make…

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Finn Erling Kydland

2004 Joint Nobel Prize Winner in Economics

Finn Erling Kydland is the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics. The prize, which he shares with Edward C.…

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George Akerlof

2001 Economic Nobel Prize Winner

Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University.

George Akerlof is a Nobel Prize winning economist whose best known work includes research into asymmetrical information in markets and his use of psychological and sociological theories in economics. He has worked as…

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Gordon Hewitt

World Authority on International Business and Corporate Strategy

Gordon Hewitt is Professor of Business Administration at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.  His interests include the fields of global competition, corporate strategy, and the value added of executive leadership.…

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Hamish McRae

One of Europe's foremost speakers on global future trends in economics, business and society.

Associate Editor of The Independent Newspaper in London.

Hamish McRae is one of Europe’s leading futurists on global business, economics and society. A London based economic journalist, Hamish McRae is the author of the acclaimed work on the future The World in…

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Hernando de Soto

President of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy,

One of Time magazines "Leaders for the New Millennium"; Expert on CSR"

Hernando de Soto is currently President of the ILD —headquartered in Lima, Peru— considered by The Economist as one of the two most important think tanks in the world. Time magazine chose him…

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