Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews economist and Nobel laureate Michael Spence, whose research interests include emerging markets and the impact of leadership on growth. A professor of economics at NYU’s Stern School of Business, Spence is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Philip H. Knight Professor Emeritus of Management at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Francis M. Kinniry, a principal in Vanguard Investment Strategy Group responsible for capital market research, portfolio design, development of customized investment solutions, investment market commentary and research. He is a chartered financial analyst and earned his master's in business administration from Drexel University.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Binyamin Appelbaum, the lead business and economics writer on the New York Times editorial board. He was previously a Washington correspondent for the Times, covering the Federal Reserve and other aspects of economic policy. His book “The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets and the Fracture of Society” was released in August.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews the Nobel-winning economist Robert J. Shiller, whose latest book, "Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events," came out Oct. 1. Shiller, a professor at Yale University, has written about financial markets, innovation, behavioral economics, macroeconomics and real estate, among other topics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen in 2013. 

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews film and TV producer Brian Grazer, who co-founded Imagine Entertainment with Ron Howard in 1986. Grazer has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won the Best Picture Oscar for “A Beautiful Mind” in 2002. His book “A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life” was a New York Times bestseller. His latest book, “Face to Face: The Art of Human Connection,” was released in September. 

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Sarah Ketterer, the chief executive officer and fundamental portfolio manager at Causeway Capital Management, which has $52 billion in assets under management. Ketterer, who was named Morningstar’s 2017 International-Stock Fund Manager of the Year, co-founded Causeway in 2001. Ketterer earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford and her MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and serves on the advisory board of Girls Who Invest. 

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Lord John Browne of Madingley, who is executive chairman of L1 Energy and chairman of the supervisory board of Wintershall DEA. As group chief executive of BP from 1995 to 2007, he led the company through a period of major expansion. From 2007 to 2015, he served as a partner at Riverstone Holdings. He is also chairman of the Francis Crick Institute and chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews influential tech journalist Kara Swisher. Swisher is the co-founder and editor-at-large of Recode, producer and host of the Recode Decode and Pivot podcasts, and co-executive producer of the Code Conference series. Prior to her work with Recode (now owned by Vox), she was at the Wall Street Journal, where she co-produced and co-hosted the “D: All Things Digital” tech conference. 

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Harold J. (Jay) Bowen III, who is president, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Bowen, Hanes and Company Inc., an Atlanta-based investment counseling firm. The firm has received national acclaim for its 43-year tenure as the sole manager of the City of Tampa Firefighters’ and Police Officers’ Pension Fund. Bowen is also a trustee for the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE).

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Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Ron Williams, the former chairman and chief executive officer of insurance giant Aetna Inc. Williams is a current member of the Peterson Center on Healthcare Advisory Board and the RAND Health Advisory Board, and has served on President Barack Obama's Management Advisory Board and as chairman of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare. He is currently chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises.

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