David Smith

Economics Editor of The Sunday Times, Author of "The Dragon & The Elephant", Listed in the Finance & Business Category at the British Press Awards & Recipient of the Highly Commended Feature Writer of the Year Award

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Free Lunch: Easily Digestible Economics

Free Lunch: Easily Digestible Economics

Something Will Turn Up: Britain's Economic Past, Present, And Future

Something Will Turn Up: Britain's Economic Past, Present, And Future

North and South: Britain's Economic, Social, And Political Divide

North and South: Britain's Economic, Social, And Political Divide

From Boom to Bust: Trial and Error in British Economic Policy

From Boom to Bust: Trial and Error in British Economic Policy

The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order

The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order

Gaining Currency : The Rise and Fall of Monetarism

Gaining Currency : The Rise and Fall of Monetarism

The Age of Instability: The Global Financial Crisis and What Comes Next

The Age of Instability: The Global Financial Crisis and What Comes Next

Will Europe Work?

Will Europe Work?

David Smith received a 4.5 star rating across 5 events in 2023

"David Smith, with over three decades as The Sunday Times' Economic Editor, offers unparalleled insights into global economics. His ability to distill complex financial topics for diverse audiences makes him an invaluable speaker for any corporate or business event."

How to hire David Smith

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Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events

Feedback from In-Person Events:

"David perfectly met the brief thank you. His content was highly relevant and engaging – we loved the fact there were no slides and that he just talked through his stories – the hour flew by and there were many questions for David from the team." - Claire, Communications Director, Capita

"David Smith was a fantastic choice to launch the Leicester Business Festival. He tailored the speech to the region, as well as having extensive national/internal knowledge on the economy." - LLEP

"David delivered a truly insightful speech at our conference yesterday. He managed to make business and the economy digestible for all the audience, as well as interesting thought process to take into the new year. I particularly enjoyed his ‘skipanomics’ theory – very clever." - Trinity plc.

"David was excellent as usual" - Destination Southampton

"From us, it was great. David was very personable, informed and kept the speech exactly to brief, adding a little humour." - Enterprise Holdings

"David was very good – we haven’t had direct feedback from delegates yet but those I spoke to were impressed." - Law Firm Services

Feedback from Virtual Events: 

"David was excellent – just what we needed to add a bit of quality and name recognition to our session. Nice chap to boot." - Daniel, Senior Manager (Marketing & Business Development), Eversheds Sutherland

"The conference was such a success and we have received so many compliments from our guests and from the home team. A massive thank you to David for all his help and time in making this event such a success. He was absolutely brilliant, a real pleasure to work with too. He provided a seamless performance and was so calm and relaxed during the hour, it was just amazing and perfect." - Close Brothers Asset Management

  • 2023 - Writer of the "Economic Outlook" for The Times
  • 2010 - Author of "The Age of Instability"
  • 2008 - High Commended Feature Writer of the Year at the British Press Awards 
  • 2008 - Author of "Free Lunch - Easily Digestible Economics"
  • 2007 - Author of "The Dragon & The Elephant"
  • 2007 - Shortlisted in the Finance/ Business category at the British Press Awards
  • 2004 - Harold Wincott Award for Senior Financial Journalist of the Year
  • 1999 - Author of "Will Europe Work"
  • 1994 - Author of "North & South - Britain's Economic Divide"
  • 1992 - Author of "From Boom to Bust - Trial & Error in UK Economic Policy"
  • 1991 - Author of "The Rise & Fall of Monetarism"
  • 1989 - Economics Editor at The Sunday Times
  • 1984 - Economics Correspondent for The Times