Pippa Malmgren is a leading economist who has worked in many prestigious roles throughout her career. Having worked at the epicentre of the White House during President GW Bush’s lead, Pippa has learnt what it takes to advise under pressure. Bestowed with several awards for her expertise and prominence within the technological sector, Pippa is now booked as a speaker for a range of corporate events. When booked as a speaker, Pippa is sought to share her expertise on risk-taking, investment, economics and technology.
Best known for her former role at the White House, Pippa is famed for being the former Special Assistant to President GW Bush as the Financial Market Issues Advisor on the National Economic Council. She is also widely known for being the Co-founder of H Robotics Limited and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Highly regarded for her influence, Pippa has also been named as one of the Leading Women in Tech by We Are Tech Women and on the Top 50 Women in Tech list by AccelerateHer. Considered a leading authority in the world of economics, her roles at the White House and senior business positions credit her authenticity as a speaker.
After obtaining qualifications in National Security Policy Studies from Harvard University and a PhD in International Relations and Political Economy at the London School of Economics, Pippa began her career as the Managing Director of the Bankers Trust. In this role, she built her expertise in economics, dealing with currency strategies and ultimately being appointed Chief Currency Strategist. After six years with the firm, Pippa was then appointed as a Special Assistant to the American President in the 2000s. In this role, Pippa served as an adviser on financial markets within the National Economic Council and further expanded her detailed knowledge of finance and economics. After working at the epicentre of the White House, Pippa went on to become a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and a guest commentator and anchor for the likes of Bloomberg and CNBC.
Currently, Pippa is working as a Senior Advisor at Avonhurst and is also a Chairman of the British Standards Institute of the subcommittee on drone standards. She also shares her time as a Partner and Senior Advisor for Monaco Foundry and is a member of the advisory board for Indiana University. Pippa is also famed as the Founder of the DRPM Group and has contributed to the advisory board of MIT Legatum Center and the Ditchley Foundation. Outside of her business ventures, Pippa has also authored the books Signals: How Everyday Signals Can Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy and co-authored the books The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership and The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century.
Having enjoyed a highly successful career, Pippa is now following opportunities as a speaker for a variety of corporate events. Awarded with the 2019 Business Book of the Year award and the 2020 Independent Press award, Pippa is revered for her expertise as an economist. When booked as a speaker, Pippa is a popular choice to speak on policy, technology and geopolitics along with sharing anecdotes from periods within her successful career. When looking for a speaker who is an expert on modern economies, politics, policies and current affairs, look no further than the fantastic Pippa Malmgren.
In March 2024 we sat down with Pippa Malmgren and discussed what it was like working for the President and how her economics background help her become successful. Watch our Exclusive Interview with Pippa Malmgren.
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Pippa's topics are listed below:
- Policy, technology & geopolitics
Pippa is often booked as a speaker for corporate events, read her latest feedback below.
"Captivating, knowledgeable and very inspiring to listen to" - WRG
"Pippa was yet again a fantastic addition to the programme and her session was the top rated session by delegates which is brilliant" - WRG Live London
"It is a genuine pleasure to write this recommendation regarding Pippa's recent presentation at Deloitte's UK Financial Services tax conference. From preparation through to delivery, Pippa brought an engaging and energetic style that shone brightly across her highly informed prepared remarks and Q&A responses. Her breadth of experience and wealth of stories undoubtedly left participants with greater insight on innovation and future directional trends" - Peter, Partner at Deloitte
"Pippa delivered a fascinating and engaging session at our recent Conference - with great energy, amazing breadth and no mean twinkle of humour. I commend her to those looking for a thought provoking event and a real call to arms for action and change" - Duncan
"We used Pippa for our kick-off meeting to do a pep-talk for our sales crew globally. And what a pep-talk! We were all left with an amazing energy and ready to start the year. You could truly feel that Pippa is a woman with an impressive knowledge but it was delivered in a very down to earth way that caught everyone’s attention. Definitely one of the best speakers we ever had for a kick-off" - Maria, Energisk Marketing Manager
"A speaker who takes complex situations, strategies and ideas, and makes them understandable, delivering with pace and energy. Add in an impressive backstory of experience and contacts at a global level, that help bring her points to life, engage her audience, and take them with her." - Mike, Regional Director of Business Banking, HSBC
"Thanks Pippa for the excellent and inspiring speech you have delivered at my global sales conference. Your words and style have left an incredible mark into all of us, and the inspirational style you brought over has helped to create a memorable week for the entire team. Thanks and looking forward to connect with you soon again" - Fabio, Vice President, Head of Global Sales & BD, Lonza
- 2021 - Senior Advisor at Avonhurst
- 2021 - Partner & Senior Advisor at the Monaco Foundry
- 2020 - Chairman of ACE/22 at the British Standards Institute
- 2014 - Founder of H Robotics Limited
- 2013 - Founder of the DRPM Group
- 2013 - Board member of the Ditchley Foundation & advisory board member of MIT Legatum Center
- 2010 - Member of the advisory board for Indiana University
- 2007 - Governor of the Ditchley Foundation
- 2000 - Special Assistant to President George Bush
- 1993 - Managing Director of the Bankers Trust
- Named on the Top 100 Most Influential Economists list
- Author of Signals: How Everyday Signals Can Help Us Navigate the World’s Turbulent Economy
- Co-author of The Infinite Leader: Balancing the Demands of Modern Business Leadership and The Leadership Lab: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century
- Named as one of the Leading Women in Tech by We Are Tech Women
- Top 50 Women in Tech list by AccelerateHer