Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson is a preeminent historian that has challenged how we think about money, power, civilization and empires. Niall is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, a Senior Faculty Fellow of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, and a Senior Research Fellow at Jesus College, Oxford. He was a former Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and CES Resident Faculty. Niall is the author of sixteen books, an accomplished biographer, and an award-winning filmmaker. His six-part television series "The Ascent of Money" based on his bestseller, won an International Emmy for best documentary. His books chronicle a wide range of political and socio-economic events - from German politics during the era of inflation to a financial history of the world. In addition, Niall is the Founder and Managing Director of Greenmantle LLC, a New York-based advisory firm; and Co-founding Board Member of Ualá, a Latin American financial technology company.
Niall Ferguson Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Senior Faculty Fellow
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Milbank Family Senior Fellow
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William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration
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Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History
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Herzog Professor of Financial History
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Professor of Political and Financial History
Academic History
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B.A., D.Phil., Modern History
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS 2016 Philip Merrill Award 2015 Boston Public Library Literary Light 2013 Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism 2012 Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement 2010 Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service AFFILIATIONS Trustee, American Academy in Berlin Trustee, Museum of American Finance Trustee, New York Historical Society Trustee, London-based Center for Policy Studies MEDIA & APPEARANCES Niall joined Bloomberg Opinion as a columnist in 2020. He is a prolific and often controversial commentator on contemporary politics and economics. He frequently writes, reviews, and hosts for the British and American press. He has appeared as a guest on Real Vision and 2021 Real Vision Festival of Learning. BOOKS Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Die Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World Civilization: The West and the Rest The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World Virtual History: What Could Have Been The Pity of War 1914 - 1918 The House of Rothschild: Money Prophets 1798 - 1848 The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849 - 1999 Paper & Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation 1897 - 1927