Tina Fordham

Tina Fordham is the Founder of Fordham Global Foresight and serves as Vice Chair of the Economic & Commercial Diplomacy Advisory Group at the International Business and Diplomatic Exchange (IBDE). With extensive experience in political analysis, Fordham was the Managing Director and Chief Global Political Analyst at Citi from 2003 to January 2020. Additionally, Fordham has held esteemed roles as a member of the International Advisory Board at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs since 2017 and as a member of the UN High-Level Panel for Women's Economic Empowerment from 2016 to 2018, appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon. Past positions include Senior Adviser at the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and Director of Global Political Risk at Eurasia Group, where Fordham launched a political risk index on Wall Street. Academic qualifications include a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in English and Comparative Literature from San Francisco State University.