Megan Greene

Global Chief Economist at Kroll, Financial Times Columnist, Senior Fellow, Brown University & Policy Advisor

Megan Greene

Global Chief Economist at Kroll, Financial Times Columnist, Senior Fellow, Brown University & Policy Advisor

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Biography

Renowned for her accurate, early economic predictions, global economist Megan Greene examines the intersection of macroeconomics, financial markets and politics—providing illuminating insights and forecasts for your industry, business and the future of the global geoeconomic and geopolitical landscape. Simplifying complex economic concepts into plain English, Greene combines her extensive background in policy, academia, finance and the corporate sector. With wit and clarity, her audience-tailored talks challenge conventional (and consensus) thinking, boil down the data, take on old economic models, and win rave reviews from expert to general audiences.

Greene is the Global Chief Economist at Kroll, providing macroeconomic and policy analysis both internally and for Kroll clients. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, where she is teaching and writing a book on the drivers of income and wealth inequality and how to address them. Ms. Greene teaches courses at Tsinghua University (Beijing) and the European University Institute (Florence) as well. She serves on the Economic Advisory Panel at the San Francisco Federal Reserve and is among a small group of private sector economists regularly invited to discuss recent market and macroeconomic developments with the markets desk at the New York Federal Reserve. She also serves on the International Advisory Committee of the board of the Hong Kong stock exchange.

Ms. Greene is a Contributing Editor and regular columnist at the Financial Times, writing on global macroeconomics and policy. She is also the Dame DeAnne Julius Senior Fellow in International Economics at Chatham House in London and an advisory board member for the Parliamentary Budget Office in Ireland, Rebuilding Macroeconomics and Econofact. In addition, Megan is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee. She regularly advises governments and central banks in the US, UK, eurozone, and Japan.

Previously, she was a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard Kennedy School and the Global Chief Economist at John Hancock Asset Management. She holds a BA from Princeton University and a MSc from Nuffield College, Oxford University.

Speaker Videos

Economist Megan Greene's Path to Becoming an 'Accidental Economist'

CNBC: on Global Growth

Delphi Economic Forum: on Greece's Economy

Speech Topics

A Global Macroeconomic Update

The economic data these days offers something for everyone; you can paint whatever picture you want for the global economy depending on which data you give the most weight to. Off the back of a pandemic, lockdowns, stimulus measures, supply chain snafus, a war in Europe and persistently high inflation, many things in economics aren’t working as the textbooks suggest they should. Megan Greene will provide the data for where we are in the global economy and explain where we are going from here for the next year and also structurally in the longer-term.

Top 10 Geopolitical Risks

Geopolitics haven’t really moved markets since the Global Financial Crisis—until Russia invaded Ukraine. Now geopolitical risk is impacting markets, inflation and growth across the globe. Megan Greene will go through the top ten geopolitical risks we are facing globally and will discuss their likelihood and also the impact they will have on the global economy, your sector and your business.

Is Recession Nigh? Cyclical & Structural Risks & Opportunities

When economists find consensus on when a recession will hit, it usually doesn’t fall then. They say the key to success in economic forecasting is to forecast often. Megan Greene is unafraid to have out of consensus views and has a fantastic forecasting track record. She examines high frequency economic data, structural trends, global flows, political factors and policy developments to determine the state of the global recovery and to highlight risks and opportunities for businesses and markets.

Revamping Economics to Address Inequality

Wealth and income inequality is one of the greatest economic, social and political challenges of our time. Increasing gaps between the haves and have-nots have eroded the social contract in a number of developed countries and caused many to question whether capitalism is really working for them. New disruptors such as technology and new market participants have changed the drivers of wealth, wages and growth, but economists are still clinging on to old frameworks to understand these factors. The territory and the map are far apart—it’s no wonder economists have been getting lost. Megan Greene explains why the maps are outdated and updates them to provide some ideas on how policymakers and businesses can address inequality.

Testimonials

"Wonderful conversation with Megan…. really appreciated her insights and breakdown of complicated concepts to grasp as non-expert economists….The key goal of our conversation with Megan was to hit macroeconomic trends, labor shortages, and inflation rates. Megan hit all conversation goals plus added insight from a policy standpoint….Please pass on our 'thank you' to Megan!"

- World 50

“We were very happy with Megan, her speech and the clients’ feedback on it. She was great, especially in replying to the questions from audience – during and after her speech there was a very high engagement….”

- Boston Consulting Group

"It went very well! Megan was super engaging & we had great initial feedback & plenty of interesting questions coming in from the audience…. Thank you for all of your help…."

- Aviso Wealth

"I’ve had the pleasure of working with Megan Greene on two separate occasions for some of the largest and most prestigious annual events hosted by Pensions & Investments. Most recently, Megan was featured as P&I’s keynote speaker and provided a well-rounded global look at factors impacting the U.S. economy such as: consumer confidence vs. business confidence and issues around supply and demand. She examined how our nation’s fiscal policies, combined with slow growth and low inflation rates, and subsequent lackluster financial conditions, were all creating stagnation in our economy. Megan delivered a timely presentation on a day that the stock market was crashing, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe. She was quick to include the latest statistics and implications as they related to investments within fixed income and equities, explaining how each were part of the overall recession risk framework. Megan was a true professional throughout the planning process of two of the most important P&I conferences and it was such an honor to work with her. To this day, she remains one of the smartest economists I know and I would welcome an opportunity to work with her over and over again since she is such a knowledgeable and reliable resource of information. Megan has fantastic delivery skills and comfortable stage presence – a true professional!"

- Pensions & Investments

"Megan has fantastic delivery skills and comfortable stage presence – a true professional!"

- P&I