Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Leading Essayist, Philosopher of Randomness and Researcher
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is renowned for combining his practical experience as a trader with elements of philosophy, mathematics, and economics to envision scenarios of financial and psychological uncertainty. He has authored several best-selling books advised the U.S. Department of Defence and been a visiting professor at several universities. "A giant of Modern thought......now the hottest thinker in the world" London Times
In Detail
Taleb is currently the Distinguished Professor of Risk Engineering at NYU-Polytechnic Institute, Visiting Professor at the London Business School and co-director of the Decision Science Laboratory focusing on errors in the estimation of remote events. Before becoming a researcher, he held senior derivatives positions with major institutions, He has also been recognised as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Global Finance, by Bloomberg, as one of the Most Influential 100 Thought Leaders in the World by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute and as one of the Most Influential Management Guru's by Forbes.
WHAT he OFFERS YOU
His presentations focus on decision-making in the face of complexity, uncertainty, and randomness, and explore the practical strategies individuals, corporations, and governments can use to mitigate risk and prosper in the face of hidden dangers.
