Dr. Pippa Malmgren
CEO
Geopolitica Institute
Dr. Pippa Malmgren is the founder and CEO of Geopolitica Institute and a Strategic Advisor to C10 Labs, the MIT Media Lab-based AI Venture Builder Studio. She is on the Young Presidents Organization Faculty and a Senior Associate Fellow of RUSI, the world’s leading defense think tank. She is also a Founder member of LUNARC, a lunar university project. She launched an award-winning drone startup and continues to advise several startups and startup incubators on cutting-edge technologies. She was formerly the economic advisor to President George W. Bush at the White House and a member of the National Economic Council. She served on the board of the British Government and as an advisor to the President of Malaysia. Before joining public service, she was the Chief Currency Strategist for Bankers Trust and as the Deputy Head of Global Strategy at UBS.
She is also an award-winning bestseller author: The Leadership Lab won Business Book of the Year in 2019. She won an International Press Award 2020 for her book, The Infinite Leader, in 2021. She writes a column about the world economy, technology, and geopolitics on Substack called Dr. Pippa’s Pen and Podcast.
She has a BA from Mount Vernon College and an M.Sc. and PhD from LSE in International Political Economy. She completed the Harvard Program on National Security and has lectured at Duke University in the Global Executive MBA Program (GEMBA) and at Sandhurst, The Royal College for Defense Studies, and at the Air Force Academy.
She is also an award-winning bestseller author: The Leadership Lab won Business Book of the Year in 2019. She won an International Press Award 2020 for her book, The Infinite Leader, in 2021. She writes a column about the world economy, technology, and geopolitics on Substack called Dr. Pippa’s Pen and Podcast.
She has a BA from Mount Vernon College and an M.Sc. and PhD from LSE in International Political Economy. She completed the Harvard Program on National Security and has lectured at Duke University in the Global Executive MBA Program (GEMBA) and at Sandhurst, The Royal College for Defense Studies, and at the Air Force Academy.