About

We are economists who challenge conventional wisdom and advance ideas to better serve society.

Research

We develop research that challenges economic orthodoxy and serves society.

Articles

Commentary, analysis, interviews, and research summaries by INET-affiliated writers.

Video

Interviews, presentations and video series with provocative economic thinkers, public figures and students.

Podcast

Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, a podcast featuring interviews with some of the world’s most important thinkers, artists, and activists about the pressing issues of our time. The podcast is also available on all major podcasting platforms, such as Apple, Spotify, Google, and Podbean.

Education

We develop resources for students and educators interested in exploring new economic thinking.

Events

To foster new economic thinking, we host convenings that gather together a diverse community of thinkers from different fields, countries, and schools of thought.

YSI

Through the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), INET provides support to students, young professionals, or others who embrace new and critical ways of thinking about the economy. YSI fosters conversation among those who wish to engage with new economic thinking and connects young scholars to the Institute’s vast network of economists.

Topics

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Leadership & Staff

INET’s leadership includes Nobel laureates, policy makers, and innovative scholars who come together to promote relevant economics that serves society.

President

  • Rob Johnson

    • Institute President
    • President, Institute for New Economic Thinking

  • Johnson is co-founder of the Institute for New Economic Thinking and has served as the Institute's president since its founding in 2010. Full biography

    If you would like to contact Rob Johnson, please click here.

Co-founders

  • James Balsillie

    • Co-Founder
    • Founder, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

  • William Janeway

    • Co-Founder
    • Affiliated Member of the Economics Faculty, Cambridge University
    • Senior Advisor and Managing Director, Warburg Pincus

  • George Soros

    • Co-Founder
    • Chair, Soros Fund Management LLC

Governing Board

  • Chris Canavan

    • Chairman, Governing Board
    • Managing Director, Lion’s Head Global Partners

  • Clive Cowdery

    • Governing Board
    • Founder, The Resolution Group

  • Gaurav Dalmia

    • Governing Board
    • Chairman, Dalmia Group Holdings

  • Arminio Fraga

    • Governing Board
    • Founding Partner, Gávea Investimentos Ltda.

  • William Janeway

    • Co-Founder
    • Affiliated Member of the Economics Faculty, Cambridge University
    • Senior Advisor and Managing Director, Warburg Pincus

  • Rob Johnson

    • Institute President
    • President, Institute for New Economic Thinking

  • Anatole Kaletsky

    • Governing Board
    • Founder and Chairman, GaveKal Dragonomics

  • Rohinton Medhora

    • Governing Board
    • President, The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

  • Drummond Pike

    • Governing Board
    • Founder, Tides

  • john a. powell

    • Governing Board
    • Director, Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California at Berkeley

  • Gillian Tett

    • Governing Board
    • Editorial Board Chair & Editor-at-Large, US, Financial Times

  • Richard Vague

    • Governing Board
    • Acting Secretary of Banking and Securities, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    • Chair, The Governor's Woods Foundation

Global Partners Council

Academic Council

Staff

Fellows and Consultants