Marko Papic
Marko Papic is Partner and Chief Strategist at Clocktower Group, an alternative investment asset management firm. In his role, he leads the firm's strategy team and provides bespoke research to clients and partners on macroeconomics, geopolitics, and markets. Prior to joining Clocktower, he founded BCA Research's Geopolitical Strategy practice in 2012, the financial industry's first dedicated political analysis investment strategy which generated "geopolitical alpha" by identifying gaps between the market's political expectations and the firm's forecasts. He served as a senior vice president and the chief geopolitical strategist at the firm. Papic is the author of Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future, an essential book that introduces his constraints-based framework to investors.
Marko Papic Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Partner and Chief Strategist
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Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist of Geopolitical Strategy
Academic History
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Master's Degree, Political Science and Government
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Master's Degree, European Studies
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BA, Political Science and History
Marko was Chief Geopolitical Strategist for the firm, combining the firm's macroeconomic research experience with geopolitical risk analysis.
The GPS service generated geopolitical alpha by identifying gaps between the market’s political expectations and the firm’s forecasts.
As a Consulting Editor, he consistently produced research, participated in webcasts, and consulted with clients on the Geopolitical Strategy.
He provided clients with market-relevant and investment-focused views after recognizing the need to preserve capital and make profits when risks are mispriced.
EARLY CAREER
He began his career as a Senior Analyst at Stratfor, a global intelligence agency.
At Stratfor, he contributed to the firm’s global geopolitical strategy as well as its analyst recruitment and training program.
He also served as an Associate Director of the EU Center of Excellence at The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision and the 2021 Real Vision Festival of Learning.