Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf is one of the world's most acclaimed financial journalists and the wisest voice on global economic affairs. Wolf is Chief Economics Commentator and Associate Editor at the Financial Times, London, where he covers a wide range of economically-relevant topics. His unique perspective and experience gives him an unparalleled voice on European and global economies. Wolf is the author of highly regarded books on economics and globalisation, including "The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism," "Why Globalization Works," and "The Shifts and the Shocks." He is the recipient of many awards, including the Commander of the British Empire in 2000 for services to financial journalism. Wolf often speaks with authority about the economic relationships underlying our complex financial systems, what we can learn from them, and what lies ahead for Europe, the US, and the rest of the world. He has also advised governments and international organizations on trade and economic integration.
Martin Wolf Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Economics Commentator and Associate Editor
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Senior Economist
Academic History
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M.Phil., Economics
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Bachelors Degree
FINANCIAL TIMES COVERAGE
The state of the global, European and British economies
The “global savings glut” and “secular stagnation”
Global monetary policies
The challenges to the Chinese and Indian economies
The past and future of the global financial system
Radical monetary reform
The productivity slowdown and technological change
The economics of migration and climate change
Reform of corporate governance
The future of universities
HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
Wolf is an honorary fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University and King's College, London.
He is an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham and a member of the International Media Council of the World Economic Forum.
He has honorary doctorates from the London School of Economics, Nottingham University, Warwick University and Kingston University, in the UK, Macquarie University, in Australia and KU Leuven, in Belgium.
He was made a University Global Fellow of Columbia University, New York, and a Senior Fellow in Global Economic Policy at its School of International Public Affairs.
He was a member of the UK government's Independent Commission on Banking between June 2010 and September 2011.
RECOGNITIONS
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, Gerald Loeb Awards
2013 Overseas Press Club of America's prize for Best Commentary
2009-2011 Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers
2009 Ludwig Erhard Prize
2008 Business Journalist of the Year Awards Commentator of the Year
2003 Business st of the Year Awards Accenture Decade of Excellence
2000 Commander of the British Empire, Financial Journalism
1997 Wincott Foundation Senior Prize for Excellence in Financial Journalism