Gavin Serkin 2022 speaker

Author & Managing Editor

New Markets Media & Intelligence

Biography

Gavin Serkin has been a prominent commentator on frontier and emerging markets for over two decades. His book, Frontier: Exploring the Top Ten Emerging Markets of Tomorrow (Bloomberg/Wiley), was acclaimed as a “must read” by the Financial Times. His latest book, Chain Reaction – How Blockchain Will Transform the Developing World (Palgrave Macmillan), was described as “the perfect way to step beyond the clichés about blockchain and explore the full range of possibilities in a rich and compelling way” by Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist and BBC presenter.

Gavin Serkin’s work leading Bloomberg’s teams of journalists uncovering derivatives that triggered the global financial crisis won him the Society of American Business Editors & Writers’ Best in Business Award and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Deadline Club Award.

Subsequently creating and leading Bloomberg’s emerging markets team, Gavin Serkin founded New Markets Media & Intelligence in 2015 to help drive responsible investment to frontier markets through innovative media and investor engagement. With a specialist focus on Africa, he advises the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the Africa Finance Corporation.

Gavin Serkin is a frequent guest lecturer on emerging and frontier markets including at Northwestern University.