11th May 2015 Cherie Blair is the wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who was in power between 1997 and 2007. After graduating from the London School of Economics, she became a barrister, later starting Omnia Strategy LLP, an international law firm that provides strategic counsel to governments, corporates and private clients. She is…

1st February 2015 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson has been President of Iceland since August 1996, serving over five terms in office. I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk to him while he was passing through London, and I have recounted the highlights of our conversation here. We discussed four main topics: geothermal energy, benefits…

19th March 2015 Bill Browder started the hedge fund Hermitage Capital Management in 1996. It quickly became very successful by investing in newly privatized Russian companies in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. A few years later, Browder began an activist strategy, and in the process, exposed wide-scale corruption. In 2006, he…

17th March 2015 Robin Renwick worked his way up through the ranks of the diplomatic service, becoming British ambassador to South Africa in 1987. He served in this role until 1991, and was at the forefront of events during the dismantling of apartheid. He then became British ambassador to the United States, before transitioning to…

9th March 2015 Jacob Rothschild is one of the most eminent and accomplished financiers of our time. Extremely well connected, he has built up three significant financial businesses during his distinguished career. Q: What do you see the future holding for independent investment banks? A: I think that the big banks, certainly the UK big…

23rd December 2014 Anthony St. John is one of the longest serving peers in the House of Lords, having been a member since 1978. He is affiliated with the crossbenchers, and is one of the 90 remaining hereditary peers. He is the 22nd holder of the title Baron St John of Bletso, which was created…