Edward Goldberg is a leading authority on globalization, international trade, and the intersection of global politics and economics. He serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the New York University Center for Global Affairs and a Scholarly Practitioner at the Zicklin School of Business at the City University of New York, where he teaches courses on globalization, international trade, global political economy, and geopolitical strategy. With a career spanning academia, international trade, and trade finance, Goldberg brings a uniquely pragmatic and real-world perspective to the study of global economic systems and geopolitical risk. Through his consulting firm, Annisa Group, Goldberg has advised major corporations and foundations including Goldman Sachs, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Raiffeisen Zentralbank. He is also a widely published author and essayist, frequently quoted on topics such as globalization, U.S. economic policy, transatlantic relations, and U.S.-Russia relations. His commentary appears regularly in leading media outlets, where he is recognized as a trusted expert on global economic trends and geopolitical affairs.
Edward Goldberg Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
Academic History
ACADEMIA
Edward Goldberg has taught international trade and export strategy as Visiting Faculty at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
His USC course, “Creating Success in the International Marketplace,” was featured on the New York Times Knowledge Network for its practical approach to global commerce.
He has also lectured at numerous prestigious institutions, including CEDEP/INSEAD, the 92nd Street Y, the University of Pisa, IESE Business School, the University of Navarra, the Kennan Institute, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, the New School, Louisiana State University, the European Union Study Center at the City University of New York, and the Weissman Center for International Business.
EARLY CAREER
Goldberg has advised major global institutions—including Goldman Sachs, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Raiffeisen Zentralbank—on international trade and economic strategy.
He founded and served for eight years as President of F.J. Elsner North America, a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank, where he built the firm into one of the leading East–West trading and trade-finance companies in the United States.
MEDIA PRESENCE & PUBLICATIONS
Goldberg is a frequent guest on Bloomberg Radio’s Hays Advantage, where he discusses global markets and economic policy with Kathleen Hays.
His analysis has been cited in or featured by Roubini Global Economics, YaleGlobal Online, Fiscal Times, The Hill, American Foreign Policy Interests, Foreign Policy, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, The Deal, Yahoo! Finance, The Week, Google News, Quartz, Voice of America, and The Charlie Rose Show.
He is a regular contributor to The Hill, Huffington Post, The Globalist, RealClearWorld, and RealClearPolitics.
He has also provided commentary on Public Radio, CBS Radio, the Associated Press Radio Network, CNBC, and Al-Jazeera America.