Mohamed A. El-Erian is Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz. He chairs President Barack Obama’s Global Development Council, is a columnist for Bloomberg View, and a contributing editor at the Financial Times.

Dr. El-Erian has published widely on international economic and finance topics. He was named to Foreign Policy’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers” for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. He has a master’s and doctorate in economics from Oxford University and received his undergraduate degree from Cambridge University.