Richard Samans

• Managing Director, Global Agenda Platform, World Economic Forum, Switzerland

BA in Economics and French, Tufts; Master's in International Affairs, Columbia. Former: Corporate Lending Officer, Credit Lyonnais USA; Legislative Assist for International Trade Policy to US Representative; Senior Legislative Assist to Chairman, Senate Banking Committee; International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Associate Director, Competitiveness Policy Council, & Staff Director, sub-Council on Capital Allocation; Economic Policy Adviser to Senate Minority Leader; Special Assistant to President for International Economic Policy, and Senior Director, National Security Council, White House. 2001-11, Managing Director, and since 2011, Senior Adviser, World Economic Forum. Since 2007, non-resident Senior Fellow for International Economic Policy, Center for American Progress, and Chairman, Climate Disclosure Standards Board. Expertise: International trade and financial policy, economic development, taxation, capital formation, International labour and environmental issues.