Michael O’Sullivan

Author and keynote speaker, Michael O'Sullivan helps global audiences understand what to expect from the transition in world economics, finance and power as the era of globalization ends.

O'Sullivan has twenty years experience in global financial markets, most recently as Chief Investment Officer in the International Wealth Management Division of Credit Suisse, where he worked for twelve years. In addition to working in investment management, he was the lead contributor to Credit Suisse’s think tank, the CS Research Institute.

Michael is the author of The Levelling: What's Next After Globalization? which illustrates what’s next in politics, economics, finance and geopolitics in the post-globalization era. O'Sullivan advises what to prepare for and how we can develop solutions and strategies to problems such as social destabilization, political discontent and stunted economic growth.

O'Sullivan studied in University College Cork and received MPhil and DPhil degrees at Balliol College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He lectured in finance and economics at Oxford and Princeton.

As well as being a highly acclaimed author, Michael was an independent member of Ireland’s National Economic Social Council from 2011 to 2016 and is a regular contributor to such publications a Foreign Affairs, the Financial Times, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal. O'Sullivan has also appeared as a regular guest on CNN, BBC, CNBC and Bloomberg.