Lindsay Newman Speaker

Lindsay Newman Keynote Speaker

  • Associate Fellow at the US and North America Programme, Chatham House
  • Head of Geopolitical Thought Leadership with S&P Global (2022-2023)
  • Global Macro-Geopolitics Practice Head - Eurasia Group (2024)

Lindsay Newman's Biography

Dr. Lindsay Shorr Newman is an experienced geopolitical risk expert and thought leader.

She is an Associate Fellow at the US and North America Programme, Chatham House, a role she had also prior to working for S&P.  She is also a visiting Research Fellow at King’s College Department of War Studies.

Lindsay focuses on global trend forecasting and thematic strategy, building on her decades-long experience in the political risk space. She is a keynote speaker and contributor across events, television, radio and print media.  She also served as the Practice Head, Global Macro-Geopolitics at Eurasia Group.  Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Lindsay was Head of Geopolitical Thought Leadership with S&P Global, Market Intelligence. Lindsay was a member of S&P Global’s Research Council, and co-led the Council’s Diversity in Markets research lab.

Lindsay began her career as a corporate lawyer working in the capital markets practice of White & Case in New York, where she advised global companies and financial institutions on capital raising activities in the debt and equity markets. She received a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, (B.A. Political Science (honors with distinction) and International Studies (honors with distinction), magna cum laude), her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law and her PhD in politics from the Politics Department at New York University, where her research modeled drivers of and investor response to electoral violence.

She is also a member of the NYU Law International Alumni Advisory Board.

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Why Book Lindsay Newman as a speaker?

  • She brings senior-level authority in geopolitical forecasting as former Global Macro-Geopolitics Practice Head at Eurasia Group and Head of Geopolitical Thought Leadership at S&P Global, helping leaders anticipate global shocks and plan with confidence.

  • She translates complex political risk into clear thematic strategy built for investors and executives, giving boards the frameworks they need to stress-test decisions against elections, conflict, sanctions and market volatility.

  • She combines rigorous academic research with real-world advisory insight, including work at Chatham House and her PhD modelling investor responses to electoral violence, helping organisations understand how political instability moves capital.

  • She offers a rare perspective that bridges geopolitics and capital markets from her early career as a corporate lawyer in White & Case’s capital markets practice, clarifying how geopolitical events reshape financing, risk appetite and valuation.

  • She is a compelling keynote speaker and media contributor, equipping audiences with a sharper, calmer understanding of global power shifts and how to communicate risk clearly to stakeholders.

Videos of Lindsay Newman

Whoever speaks more clearly on policies that will sway undecided voters likely to win presidential debate, says geopolitical risk expert
Lindsay Newman on the Changing Geopolitical Order
S&P's Newman Says Biden is Looking to Maintain Unity with Europe
Storybook Start for Harris, Says Eurasia Group's Newman

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