Jeffrey Garten

Expert on Global Business Strategy and Globalisation

Jeffrey Garten is widely recognised as an expert on global business strategy, finance and trade. He is Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management. From 1996–2005 he was the dean of the school, and from 2005 to 2015 he was the Juan Trippe Professor in international trade, finance, and business. He is also chairman of Garten Rothkopf, a global consulting firm which works with corporations on long-term global strategies.

Jeffrey Garten

Expert on Global Business Strategy and Globalisation

Jeffrey Garten is widely recognised as an expert on global business strategy, finance and trade. He is Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management. From 1996–2005 he was the dean of the school, and from 2005 to 2015 he was the Juan Trippe Professor in international trade, finance, and business. He is also chairman of Garten Rothkopf, a global consulting firm which works with corporations on long-term global strategies.

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Biography

Prior to serving as dean, he was undersecretary of commerce for international trade, 1993-1995, where he focused on trade and investment negotiations and policy towards big emerging markets—particularly China, India, and Brazil. Before government service he spent 13 years on Wall Street. As a managing director of Lehman Brothers, he specialized in debt restructuring in Latin America, built up Lehman’s investment banking business in Asia, and restructured some of the world’s largest shipping companies in Hong Kong. From 1997-2005 he wrote a monthly column for BusinessWeek on major challenges facing global business leaders. His articles have also appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, and the Harvard Business Review. He currently serves on the boards of directors of a variety of companies including Aetna Corporation, CarMax Inc.

Topics

  • Emerging Markets
  • The Future of the Global Economy
  • The Global Corporate Executive
  • Five Burning Questions
  • The Company of the Future
  • How Will Business Leadership Change in the
    21st Century?
  • Where Is the Global Economy Headed and
    What Will It Mean to You?

Publications

  • From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives (Forthcoming)
  • The Politics of Fortune: A New Agenda for Business Leaders (2002)
  • The Mind of the CEO (2001)
  • The Big Ten: The Big Emerging Markets and How They Will Change Our Lives (1997)
  • A Cold Peace: America, Japan, Germany and the Struggle for Supremacy (1992)

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