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Larry McDonald

Larry McDonald

Formal First Name
Lawrence (Larry)
Nick Name
Larry
Dates
1966 - present

Larry McDonald is a noted economist, political risk expert, bestselling author and creator of The Bear Traps Report, an independent investment research publication focusing on global political and systemic risk. He also serves as Managing Director and Global Head of Macro Strategy at ACG Analytics, and a contributor at CNBC, focused on political and economic risks and opportunities. Recognized as one of today’s leading political policy risk consultants and strategists, his "Bear Traps" letter is one of the most highly regarded on Wall Street. Larry’s Lehman risk indicators help investors get in front of painful risk-off trades in the global markets. His proprietary risk indicators and risk management lessons are designed for any investment group working to avoid the dangerous pitfalls in the post-Lehman financial market. Earlier in his career, Larry was Managing Director and Head US Macro Strategy at Societe Generale, and Vice President at Lehman Brothers, where he ran a $500 million proprietary trading book. He also ran an extremely successful joint venture between Lehman Brothersfixed income and equity divisions.

Professional Experience

LEHMAN BROTHERS


MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS

  • Larry  is a regular contributor on Bloomberg TV and Radio, Forbes, CNBC, and Fox Business, focused on political and economic risks and opportunities.

  • He has delivered over 160 keynote speeches in 20 countries, detailing various complexities of numerous political policy implications.

  • He has hosted interviews on Real Vision.

  • As a keynote speaker, he provides rare insight into topics such as:

  • He has participated in four major financial crisis documentaries:

    • BBC’s The Love of Money

    • CBC’s House of Cards

    • National Geographic’s Decade of the 2000s

    • Sony Pictures’ Academy Award-winning documentary Inside Job