James Rickards

James Rickards is the editor of "Strategic Intelligence," a financial newsletter, a trusted media expert on the economy, and is a New York Times bestselling author.

His titles include: "MoneyGPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy" (2024), "The New Great Depression" (2020), "Aftermath" (2019), "The Road to Ruin" (2016), "The New Case for Gold" (2016), "The Death of Money" (2014), and "Currency Wars" (2011).

Rickards has a diverse professional background, holding significant roles at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management, and Caxton Associates. He was the principal negotiator in the Federal Reserve-sponsored rescue of LTCM in 1998. His expertise is sought after by institutional investors and government directorates. Additionally, he contributes op-eds to major publications including the Financial Times, Evening Standard, The Telegraph, New York Times, and Washington Post.

As an educator, Rickards is a guest lecturer on globalization and finance at prestigious institutions including The Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, and the U.S. Army War College. He is also an advisor on capital markets to the U.S. intelligence community and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and serves on the Advisory Board of the FDD Center on Economic and Financial Power in Washington DC. Rickards holds an LL.M. (Taxation) from the NYU School of Law, a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an M.A. in international economics from SAIS, and a B.A. (with honors) from Johns Hopkins. He resides in New Hampshire.