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; Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute. With the World Economic Forum: 2001-11, and since 2013, Managing Director; co-directs the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 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.
Critics of ESG and stakeholder capitalism make some valid points – but they can't easily dismiss how the latter is increasingly important in driving enterprise value.
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis highlight the importance of integrated corporate governance to translate stakeholder capitalism into practice.
Ensuring the relationship between openness and trust in data flows is mutually reinforcing will help strengthen international cooperation
The technological, environmental, geopolitical, and socioeconomic transformations are driving a re-examination of the prevailing corporate-governance model
Tackling climate change and restoring faith in the global trade system both require swift action. There's an opportunity for both to be tackled together.
World leaders face two linked challenges - reinvigorating economic growth and preparing people for the future of work. To meet these requires us to look at their relationship the other wa...
Globalization 4.0 will bring with it many challenges. Because of its all-encompassing nature, national and supranational governance systems will be tested in ways they never have been bef...
If we're to limit global warming, action across society is vital. A 'bottom-up' framework could help make that reality.
Rising GDP fails to capture huge problems with inequality and insecurity. We need a more nuanced measure.
Para ayudar a los gobiernos a recuperar el equilibrio en sus prioridades políticas, hemos creado una medición alternativa del desempeño económico nacional: el Índice de desarrollo inclusivo
The 21st century calls for a new kind of leadership to inspire confidence in the ability of technology to enhance human potential rather than substitute for it. This is precisely the lead...
Reshaping the assumptions and priorities of the way modern market economies organize themselves to generate socioeconomic progress can only be realized with the engagement of all stakehol...
Richard Samans esboza tres prioridades para la reforma estructural para ayudar a reequilibrar la economía de Estados Unidos.
Richard Samans outlines three priorities for structural reform to help rebalance the US economy.
"Most international trade is now in intermediate rather than finished products."
