Tina Fordham is one of the world’s most influential voices on geopolitics, social change, and global risk, widely hired as a keynote speaker for her ability to reframe how the C-suite, multinational organisations, and institutional investors understand an increasingly volatile world. A recognised trailblazer in geopolitical risk analysis, she is renowned for translating complex global forces into practical insights that directly inform leadership, strategy, and decision-making at the board level.
Tina’s early career established her as a pioneer in the intersection of politics and financial markets. She spent 17 years at Citigroup, where she became Wall Street’s original Chief Global Political Analyst, embedding political risk into investment and corporate strategy long before it became mainstream. She later created the financial markets research business at Eurasia Group, shaping how investors assess geopolitical exposure. Across a 25-year executive career, she also advised senior policymakers, including serving as a Senior Adviser to the UK prime minister and providing strategic counsel to three-star generals.
Her achievements extend across government, academia and global institutions. Tina was appointed to the United Nations’ first High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, reflecting her authority on inclusive growth and systemic change. She is a member of the International Advisory Board for the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, her alma mater, and serves on Concordia’s Advisory Council. She is a frequent commentator on Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN and Monocle Radio, and hosts The Navigator, a global affairs video series produced with the London Stock Exchange Group. She has been named in the FN100’s Most Influential Women in European Finance six times, most recently in 2025.
As a speaker, Tina Fordham is exceptional for her relevance and urgency. After founding Fordham Global Foresight in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she became a leading authority on what she terms the New Geopolitical Risk Supercycle, urging leaders to raise their Political Quotient. Combining boardroom experience, government advisory roles and military insight as a Major in the UK Army’s Staff Corps advising the Ministry of Defence, she delivers compelling, actionable guidance. Her talks equip leaders to anticipate disruption, manage uncertainty and lead confidently through geopolitical transformation.
