Linda Yueh

Dr. Linda Yueh is an economist and author whose career spans the worlds of journalism, business and academia. She has acted as a consultant and advisor to the UK Board of Trade, the World Bank, the European Commission, the Asian Development Bank, the World Economic Forum at Davos and the UK Government. As well as working for the BBC, Linda has written and edited several books, the most recent of which was named by the Financial Times as one of the best new books in economics of 2023. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Yueh is a broadcaster, for TV and radio, and was the BBC’s Chief Business Correspondent and host of “Talking Business with Linda Yueh”. Professor Yueh was also Visiting Professor at LSE IDEAS and Chair of the LSE Economic Diplomacy Commission, which examined the UK’s role in the 21st century global economy. She is a Member of the UK Soft Power Council, co-chaired by the UK Foreign Secretary and UK Culture Secretary.