Matthew Bishop

Matthew Bishop is American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief for The Economist.
"Philanthrocapitalism", his new book (with Michael Green) on the rise of philanthropy, has been called "important" by President Bill Clinton, and "terrific" by the New York Times. He is also the author of "Essential Economics", the official Economist layperson's guide to economics. "The Road From Ruin", his book with Michael Green on how to recover from the current economic crisis, will be published later this year.

Before joining The Economist, Matthew was on the faculty of London Business School, where he co-authored three books for Oxford University Press. He has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the investment system in the 21st Century. He was also on the Advisors Group of the United Nations International Year of Microcredit 2005. He has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He is a graduate of Oxford University.


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Financial Literacy and the Business Case