Economist Conferences – Greece
Alasdair Ross
Countries editorAfter completing a BA in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and travelling extensively in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Alasdair started his professional career as a foreign correspondent in Latin America for publications including The Daily Telegraph and The Independent, covering issues as diverse as an unfolding guerrilla war, the world’s richest gold mine and the Colombian drugs trade.
Returning to the UK to complete a Master’s in Economics at the University of London, Alasdair worked as an analyst at Latin American Newsletters and a business consultant at Oxford Analytica. Alasdair joined The Economist Group in 2001 and developed the Risk Briefing service, dedicated to measuring and analysing business risk in major markets around the world.
Alasdair later steered the Economist Intelligence Unit through the transition from print to online, developing and managing services on business risk, global affairs, economic forecasting and technology, and leading the company's response to the threats and opportunities posed by AI.
Alasdair is now Countries Editor for The Economist’s The World Ahead and serves on the board of The Economist Intelligence Unit. He consults on global affairs and risk, covering macroeconomics, geopolitics and megatrends. He has conducted research for the World Bank, Unicef, Apple, Google, Huawei, the Gates Foundation, the Institute for Global Peace, the UK House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament, among others.
Alasdair has three children and lives in the Cotswolds. near Oxford.