Mohamed El-Erian
Dr. Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world’s most respected economists. Dr. El-Erian is the President of Queens’ College at the University of Cambridge, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz, and Senior Advisor at Gramercy Funds Management. In addition to being a Contributing Editor at the Financial Times and a Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, he also serves as a Senior Global Fellow at The Lauder Institute and the Rene M. Kern Practice Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. El-Erian previously served as Chairman of President Barack Obama’s Global Development Council and CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO. Prior to joining PIMCO, he spent 15 years at the International Monetary Fund and served as Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup and President and CEO of Harvard Management Company. Dr. El-Erian is a multi-award winning author who has published widely on international economic and finance topics. He has spoken on some of the biggest stages on the topics of investing, the economy, economics and the markets.
Mohamed El-Erian Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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President
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Chairman
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Senior Global Fellow
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Rene M. Kern Professor of Practice
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Co-Chair of Campaign for Collegiate Cambridge
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Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion
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Contributing Editor
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Board of Trustees
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Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee
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CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer
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President and CEO
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Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
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European Head of Emerging Markets
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Deputy Director
Academic History
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Ph.D., Economics
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B.A., M.A., Economics
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
President, Queen's College, University of Cambridge
Chief Economic Advisor, Allianz
Senior Advisor, Investcorp Bank
Board Member, Barclays
Senior Global Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
International Advisory Group, GIC
Rene M. Kern Professor of Practice, The Wharton School
Board of Trustees, National Bureau of Economic Research
EXPERTISE
Dr. El-Erian is a globally recognized economist and financier who has become a go-to voice around the world on how to decode the global economy, policies, and international markets.
He leverages his distinguished experience in global affairs, policy, and business to contribute to the curriculum and serve as a mentor to The Lauder Institute student community.
He is credited with identifying and coining the concept of the “New Normal” in 2009 to describe the likely sluggish economic performance of advanced economies after the 2008 global financial crisis.
PUBLICATIONS
His 2008 book, "When Markets Collide," was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and won the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year.
"When Markets Collide" was also named a book of the year by The Economist and one of the best business books of all time by the Independent (UK).
His 2016 book, “The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability and Avoiding the Next Collapse,” was a New York Times bestseller.
His latest book, written with Gordon Brown and Michael Spence, is “Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World.”
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
He has served on several boards and committees, including New America, the U.S. Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee, the International Center for Research on Women, and Peterson Institute for International Economics.
He has also served on the IMF's Committee of Eminent Persons and the New York Fed’ Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets.
He chaired the Microsoft Investment Advisory Board between 2007 and 2022.
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
ACCESS Arab-American of the Year Award
Middle East Institute’s Visionary Award
Louise Blouin Foundation Creative Leadership Award
Fixed Income Analysts Society’s Hall of Fame
Investment News’ “Icon and Innovator”
Foreign Policy’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers” (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012)
Ukleja Center’s Nell and John Wooden Ethics in Leadership award
Orange County Business Journal’s most influential personalities (multiple times)
Worth magazine’s “100 Most Powerful People in Finance” (multiple years)
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Dr. El-Erian has been profiled and featured in various financial media outlets and publications.
He has appeared in Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Guardian, MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Barron's.