David McWilliams
David McWilliams is a global economist, author, podcaster, journalist and one of Ireland's leading economic commentators. He is an Adjunct Professor of Global Economics at Trinity College Dublin and hosts The David McWilliams Podcast, which aims to make economics uncomplicated and accessible. He is also the Founder of the world’s only economics and stand-up comedy festival, “Kilkenomics,” which the Financial Times called “the best economics conference in the world.” Earlier in his career, he was an Economist in the International Relations Department of the Irish Central Bank; Chief European Economist at UBS, Europe’s largest bank; and Head of Emerging Markets Research at Banque Nationale de Paris.
David McWilliams Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Adjunct Professor of Global Economics
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Head of Emerging Markets Research
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Senior European Economist
Academic History
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BA, Economics
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Founder and Host, The David McWiliams Podcast
Writer, The Irish Times
Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin
Co-Founder, Kilkenomics
Co-Founder, Dalkey Book Festival
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
McWilliams is active on social media and was named Ireland’s “most influential Twitter user” in 2016
He has an online economics course, Economics without Boundaries, and his series of animated economics videos, Punk Economics.
He also writes a weekly column for The Irish Times and contributes regularly to The Financial Times.
He has written six bestsellers, presented award-winning documentaries and brought a sell-out economics stand-up show to the stage.
His book, Money, has been picked by both The Financial Times and The Economist as the book of the year for 2024.
MARKET CALLS
McWilliams is known as the first economist to identify the Irish boom as nothing more than a credit bubble, warning of its collapse and the consequences for the country.
He was the only economist in Ireland who accurately forecast a strong UK Brexit vote, the Trump victory and the 2008 global crash.
He has been described as being to economics what David Attenborough is to the natural sciences and Brian Cox is to physics.
He has been recognized as the sixth most influential economist in the world according to Richtopia.