This week, our speaker programme welcomed Dr Martin Barth. Dr Barth is an economist with experience in government and finance. He worked at the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, and Bank for International Settlements. In the private sector, he led research at Barclays and managed investments at Covariance Capital. Now, he runs Thematic Markets, offering insights on global economics. He talked to us about his unconventional career path and how it had led him to be able to predict various political events such as Brexit and Trump’s election, as he has grown up in a remote part of America and understands the views of the ‘average’ population. It’s important for us to be reminded to see beyond our own world. Looking at new ideas and different views helps us grow, think in new ways, and understand the world better.

Selma, Lower Sixth