Andy Xie

Independent economist, Andy Xie, is a highly respected figure in the world of finance - having successfully predicted both the South East Asian and US Subprime mortgage financial crisis. As the former Star Chief Asia Pacific Economist for Morgan Stanley, an American multinational investment bank, Andy garnered industry-wide respect for his insight. The financial speaker invites audiences into the world of economics. Andy is an expert in his field, armed with decades worth of financial strategies for investment stability. At present, Andy is the Director of Rosetta Stone Advisors and China Boqi Environmental Science and Technology.

Upon graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andy earned a Master's of Science in Civil Engineering. He followed this achievement up with a PhD in Economics in 1990. Armed with a respectable foundation of academic knowledge, it wasn't long before Andy started work as an economist for the International Monetary Fund, specialising in South-east Asia. In 1997, seven years after graduating, he became a Managing Director - a credit to Andy's unbeatable influence. He was famed for his provocative views on the Chinese economy, regarded as a fearless financial expert.

One of the most impressive achievements in Andy's career is his ability to predict economic bubbles. From the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis to the dot.com bubble and the 2008 Subprime mortgage crisis, he has been relied upon by economists to foresee financial trends. With this skill, Andy helped countries to prepare their economy. In his own doctoral thesis, Andy stated "I have never called something a bubble that turned out not to be a bubble"; a "bubble" being "a situation in which asset prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future".

A supporter of the Austrian School of economic thought, a view based on methodological individualism, there are few economists as respected as Andy. This finance speaker uses his platform to share his methodology, predicting financial trends and explaining complex topics with eloquence. Audiences are regularly captivated by Andy, enthralled by his stories from the frontline of the financial sector.