Peter Goodman

Award-winning journalist and author, Peter Goodman is one of the foremost speakers on the global economy thanks to his three decades spent working in current affairs. Peter knows how to transform complex economical issues into digestible layman’s terms. A skill that serves him well as an expert keynote speaker, perfectly suited to corporate events exploring business and the economy. Global Economic Correspondent for The New York Times is a prestigious position for any journalist and one that peter Goodman has held since 2016, having previously been a staff writer for the paper.

Spending a total of eight years at the world-famous New York Times, Peter has reported on some of the biggest economic events in modern history, including his award-winning contributions on the Great Recession in 2008. Chronicling the recessions’ global impacts from the outset, Peter provided invaluable analysis as the historic downfall happened. With a visionary approach to economics, Peter’s insights are critical for companies wanting to develop future-proofed economic stability.

Originally studying political science at Portland in the US, Peter achieved his degree in 1989 before moving to Kyoto to begin his journalism career with the Japan Times. After a period of freelancing for world newspapers including Dallas Morning News and Los Angels Times, Peter returned to the US to gain a further two impressive qualifications evidencing his thorough global understanding. Between 1996 and 1997 he achieved a Masters’s degree in Asian History and Vietnamese History.

In addition to his work with The New York Times, Peter has worked across all major continents for the likes of the Washinton Post and Huffington Post. From 2010 to 2014 he held the respected position of Executive Editor of The World Post liaising with correspondents in over ten countries to provide the highest quality of global business economic analysis for online coverage. Peter’s depth of understanding of worldwide economics gives him an unprecedented knowledge of the wider picture, as well as giving him the authority to offer educated keynote speeches in every corner of the globe.

For his impressive analysis and reporting on the 2008 Great Recession detailed in The Reckoning, Peter received a Gerald Loeb Award in 2009. Again in 2014, Peter found himself the recipient of the award, this time for commentary. An undeniable expert on not only the modern global economy but the historic global economy, Peter Goodman is the ideal expert qualified to guide and enlighten your businesses with economical known how that will enable you to future proof your business’ finances.