Decoding Davos: Peter Goodman on Billionaires and Global Power
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Join our event with Peter Goodman, a journalist whose work has scrutinized economic elites and their influence on global policies and practices. As the author of Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World, Goodman investigates the World Economic Forum, the annual gathering of elites in Davos, Switzerland and offers critical insights into how the world’s most powerful individuals exploit their influence and resources to further their own interests, often with negative consequences for many ordinary people.
Goodman covers the complexities of global economics, trade, and the intersection of power and policy. His latest investigative work and forthcoming book focus on exploring the global supply chain, How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain.
This is event is co-sponsored by the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law.
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Peter S. Goodman is the global economics correspondent for The New York Times, based in New York.
Over three decades in journalism, Goodman has covered some of the most momentous economic transformations and upheavals – the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession, as the Times' New York-based national economic correspondent; the emergence of China into a global superpower as the Shanghai bureau chief for The Washington Post; the dot-com bubble as a technology reporter based in Washington. During a five-year stint in London for the Times, he wrote about Brexit, the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, and the catastrophe of the coronavirus pandemic.
Goodman has reported from more than 40 countries, including assignments in conflict zones such as Iraq, Cambodia, Sudan, and East Timor.
He has been recognized with some of journalism’s top honors, including two Gerald Loeb awards, and eight prizes from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. His work as part of the Times’ series on the roots of the 2008 financial crisis was a Pulitzer finalist.
He is the author of two books, the best-selling Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World (HarperCollins, 2022), an NPR Best Book of the Year, and Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy (Times Books, 2009). His next book, How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain (HarperCollins, 2024), set to be released in June, was included on Foreign Policy’s list of most anticipated titles.
Student leader moderator
Rachel Keathley, MBA ‘24