George Magnus
George Magnus is a world renowned independent economist and commentator with a distinguished career in the financial services industry. He is a Research Associate at the China Centre at the University of Oxford and at SOAS University of London, where his principal research focus is the political economy of China, and the implications and consequences of its economic development path. Previously, Magnus was the Chief Economist and Senior Economic Advisor At UBS Investment Bank, and served for a few years as the Chair of the Investment Committee of the UL pension and life assurance fund. He also worked as Chief Economist at SG Warburg, in a senior capacity at Laurie Milbank/Chase Securities, as well as positions at the Bank of America in both London and San Francisco. Magnus regularly speaks at commercial, financial, educational and government institutions, and writes and appears in a wide range of media outlets. He has been a prolific commentator on the Eurozone crisis, and his columns in the Financial Times, among others, are well-known and highly regarded.
George Magnus Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Research Associate at the China Center
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Chief Economist and Senior Economic Advisor
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Chief Economist
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Head of Economics for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Academic History
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M.Sc., Economics
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Magnus is a world renowned economist, academic, and author known for his insightful and often prescient commentary on global economic events.
He is a well-known and highly regarded economist in the financial community and has won many accolades in professional surveys as one of the top global economists.
He received plaudits for having predicted a “Minsky Moment” in 2007 as the world’s financial crisis was starting to erupt.
He had a front row seat and key managerial position for multiple episodes of boom and bust in both advanced economies and emerging markets, including notably the Great Financial Crisis of 2008.
Magnus was Chief Economist and later Senior Economic Advisor at UBS Investment Bank.
He also served as Chair of the Investment Committee of the pension and life assurance fund for four years.
During his tenure, he consulted with asset management firms, hedge funds and central banks around the world on the information that is central to investment management.
He also interacted with industrial and commercial companies, family offices and other private and official research and think tank bodies.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Magnus is a notable commentator who speaks regularly on the demographic trends around the world, as well as on key issues nowadays.
He has written for the Financial Times, the Times, The Telegraph, the Guardian, the Spectator, the New Statesman, Prospect, Bloomberg, the BBC, Deutsche Welle, France24, and Voice of America.
He writes and is cited regularly in media outlets such as South China Morning Post, theArticle.com, CapX, and Real Vision.
His most recent book ‘Red Flags: why Xi Jinping’s China is in Jeopardy’ explores China’s future, and the challenges it faces.
He is also the author of ‘The Age of Aging’ (2008), which assesses one of our leading contemporary economic and social challenges, and of ‘Uprising: will emerging markets shape or shake the world economy?’ (2011).