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Dambisa Moyo

New York Times Best-selling Author and Leading Global Economist Helping Business and Government Leaders Navigate Strategic Investments and Public Policy Innovation
TED | Economic Growth Has Stalled. Let’s Fix It
The Edge of Chaos
What’s Next For the U.S. Economy?
TEDx Brussels | How the West Was Lost
How Ideology is the New Enemy of Economic Growth
Full Address and Q&A from the Oxford Union
Inequality, Growth and the Failure of Liberal Democracy
The Trouble with Democracy
Why Democracy is Failing
Where is the Opportunity for Improvement?
What Really Started Trump’s Trade Wars with China
Are Some Jobs Lost Forever? Biggest Threats to the Workforce, Economy
Emerging Markets on the Brink
Biography
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is a top-tier opinion former and trusted advisor on macroeconomics, geopolitics and technology themes. She serves on a number of global corporate boards including: 3M Corporation, Chevron and Conde Nast. She worked at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs for nearly a decade. She is the author of four New York Times bestselling books, most recently, “Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It,”(2018).
Dr. Moyo’s newest book, “How Boards Work – And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World” is scheduled to be published in Spring of 2021.
Dr. Moyo is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and member of the Bretton Woods Committee. She was named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World; has published in the Financial Times, WSJ, Barrons, Harvard Business Review and has travelled to over 65 countries.
Dr. Moyo holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Master’s degree from Harvard University.
Dambisa Moyo is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
Videos
Books & Research

How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
(Basic Books, May 2021)

Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth - and How to Fix It
(Basic Books, April 2018)

Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World
(Basic Books, June 2012)

How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly - and the Stark Choices Ahead
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux (January 2012)

Dead Aid: How Aid is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, March 2010)
Media

How Companies Should Leverage Digitization
January 12, 2021

World Economic Forum: Recovering and Rebuilding from 2020 (Video)
December 15, 2020

Investors Will Be "in a Big Mess" If They Don't Hold 10% in China
November 9, 2020

The Post-Pandemic Economy's Barriers to Growth
August 28, 2020

How to Bring Workers Back (Video)
June 10, 2020

Dambisa Moyo on a "Marshall Plan" for Africa
May 5, 2020

10 Questions to Guide Boards Through the Pandemic
April 13, 2020

The Private Sector Steps Up
April 7, 2020

What Does Europe Have to Offer?
February 5, 2020

Are Businesses Ready for Deglobalization?
December 6, 2019
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Moyo, DambisaBiography
Dr. Dambisa Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy. She is a top-tier opinion former and trusted advisor on macroeconomics, geopolitics and technology themes. She serves on a number of global corporate boards including: 3M Corporation, Chevron and Conde Nast. She worked at the World Bank and Goldman Sachs for nearly a decade. She is the author of four New York Times bestselling books, most recently, “Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It,”(2018).
Dr. Moyo’s newest book, “How Boards Work – And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World” is scheduled to be published in Spring of 2021.
Dr. Moyo is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association and member of the Bretton Woods Committee. She was named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World; has published in the Financial Times, WSJ, Barrons, Harvard Business Review and has travelled to over 65 countries.
Dr. Moyo holds a PhD in economics from Oxford University and a Master’s degree from Harvard University.
Dambisa Moyo is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
Speech Topics
Five Things That Will Define teh Post-Pandemic World Economy
Unconventional Path to the Corporate Boardroom
Upgrading Corporate Governance in the 21st Century
Democracy Under Siege: Timelines and Policy Trajectory after Trump and BREXIT
Global Growth Outlook
Investment Themes in a De-Globalizing World
Ten Questions for Business Leaders in a Moment in Crisis
Unpacking Technology
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“She received some of the strongest feedback of any speaker at Summit: several comments on her compelling delivery and insightful messages. Many attendees left excited to read her book.
—Candace Rothermel, Manager, Education Content – NACD
“Dambisa did a fabulous job during our annual meeting, and she is a lovely individual. I was fortunate enough to meet her partner and her dog prior to her presentation. So very sweet.
—Edie Fleming, Managing Director, Meetings, Program Development & Marketing – American Chemistry Council.
“Dr. Moyo’s session was in the top 5 highest ranking sessions of the conference. Here’s some of the feedback: Dambisa was excellent, great selection for the event… Clear delivery from Dambisa, providing relevant specific factors.”
—AdExchangers
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