Professor Sir John Kay is one of the UK’s most celebrated economists, a polymath whose career bridges academia, the City, and public policy. Known for his "forensic wit," he is the leading critic of the financialisation of the modern economy and the misuse of mathematical models in decision-making.

Best known for dismantling economic and business myths with calm precision, and replacing them with something more demanding: judgment. His relevance to board-level audiences lies in strategic realism. John examines how organisations misread uncertainty, mistake measurement for understanding, and undermine long-term value by chasing short-term indicators. He brings clarity to why good decision-making depends less on prediction and more on narrative, context, and institutional memory.

As the author of influential works including Obliquity, The Long and the Short of It, Radical Uncertainty, and Other People’s Money, John has reshaped how leaders think about markets, finance, corporate governance, and risk.