Mohamed El-Erian, a Cambridge and Oxford University graduate, is now one of the foremost economics experts in current times. In the forty years of his career Mohamed has worked in some of the most prestigious and challenging roles including being the Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund for a period of time in his 15-year long journey with them. Today the President of Queen’s College, Mohamed is available to speak on matters regarding economics, business, international market, and other related topics.
Mohamed is one of the few people to have worked closely with former President of USA Barack Obama as an advisor and the Chair of Obama’s Global Development Council for five years. Mohamed’s career started off at the International Monetary Fund where he served in several roles and rose to the position of Deputy Director before moving onto being The European Head of Emerging Markets for Salomon Smith Barney. Holding several eminent roles such as Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, CEO and Co-CIO at PIMCO, President and CEO at the Harvard Management Company, Mohamed has mustered invaluable experience that he now wants to ensure that the upcoming generations receive through formal education. With that goal in mind, he is presently performing duties as President of Queen’s College, Senior Global Fellow for University of Pennsylvania, and Rene M Kern Professor of Practice for Wharton School in Philadelphia.
The author of the When Markets Collide – a book that earned recognition as the Financial Times Business Book of the Year in 2008, and Book of the Year by the Economist, Mohamed himself has been awarded several accolades. Being included in Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers list for four consecutive years and the 100 Most Powerful People in Finance for three consecutive years, is an accomplishment only few other than Mohamed can claim. A bestselling author owing to his second book The Only Game in Town, Mohamed is also a member of numerous boards and committees, including the U.S Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, International Centre for Research on Women Barclays and Under Armour to name a few.
Chief Advisor to companies like Microsoft, Allianz Group, Gramercy Funds Management LLC and GIC, Mohamed is a columnist for Bloomberg and a contributing editor for the Financial Times since 2014. With exemplary oratory skills, Mohamed has been invited to speak at platforms like CME, Economic Club of Canada, Global Financial Forum, and UK’s House of Lords before. He is now available to speak at a range of events on economics and finance. When looking for a knowledgeable and experienced speaker, consider booking Mohamed El-Erian!
