Marko Papic

Marko Papic is a renowned geopolitical expert, who orchestrates bespoke research and delivers consulting services to his clients on geopolitics, markets and macroeconomics. As the acclaimed author of Geopolitical Alpha: An Investment Framework for Predicting the Future, Marko is renowned for introducing investors to a constraints-based framework. Currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Strategist of BCA Access and GeoMacro for BCA Research, Marko is also sought after as a keynote speaker to share his industry-leading expertise on geopolitics, macroeconomics, economics, finance and more at global conferences. 

Marko’s decorated career began as a Senior Analyst for Stratfor and the Associate Director of the EU Center of Excellence at The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security & Law. Five years later, in 2011, Marko first joined BCA Research, stamping his authority by launching Geopolitical Strategy at BCA Research in 2012. Blending macroeconomic research with geopolitical methodology, Marko provided investment-relevant forecasts, recognising the need to preserve capital and make profits when risks are mispriced. Following several successful years with BCA Research, Marko left to become a Partner and Chief Strategist for the Clocktower Group. Here, Marko delivered bespoke research on markets, macroeconomics and geopolitics. 

Since then, Mark has been a Member of the Young Leaders Circle of the Milken Institute, before rejoining BCA Research in 2024. Today, Marko is the Senior Vice President & Chief Strategist of BCA Access and GeoMacro, a role in which he oversees the company's premier product, BCA Access, and pens the company’s GeoMacro Strategy, revealing alpha and long-term beta. During his time at the Clocktower Group, Marko put his GeoMacro framework to the test, helping seed discretionary macro hedge funds and providing some of the world’s largest pools of capital and macro hedge funds with market insights. In addition to such roles, Marko has also enjoyed various lecturing roles at educational establishments such as Stanford University, the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and McGill University.

With a credible history in macroeconomics and geopolitics, Marko Papic is now highly sought after as a keynote speaker on these subjects. When hired as a speaker, Marko delivers a variety of keynotes, panel discussions and webinars with ease, for clients in industries such as asset management, insurance, wealth funds and more. Marko’s distinguished career allows him to cover a broad range of topics in his keynote speeches, with some of his most popular speech topics including macro, geopolitics, economics, emerging markets and financial markets. He is also equally adept in discussing business leadership, finance, strategic planning, futurism and international relations. If you are looking to hire a distinguished macroeconomic and geopolitical expert for your next event, hire Marko Papic today!