Tara Hariharan, managing director and head of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP: “In their joint declaration, the BRICS nations in Rio broadly defended multilateralism and international law, the Paris climate accords and the interests of the developing world. The group seeks greater representation in the U.N. Security Council and larger IMF/World Bank quotas. It envisions a five-year roadmap to finance efforts to address climate change, and proposes multilateral investment guarantees for developing nations’ infrastructure and development. While not mentioning the United States, the ‘indiscriminate use of tariffs’ was decried, prompting President Trump’s threat of 10 percent tariffs; Trump earlier suggested 100 percent tariffs should BRICS seek to shun the dollar, which they do not, although they espouse diversified trade in multiple currencies. The bloc advocated peaceful dispute resolution, including in Gaza, but criticized…”
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Diego Arria
Director,
Columbus Group
Merike Blofield
Professor of Political Science,
University of Hamburg
Devry Boughner Vorwerk
CEO,
DevryBV Sustainable Strategies
Joyce Chang
Global Head of Research,
J.P. Morgan
Marlene Fernández
Corporate Vice President for Gov’t Relations,
Arcos Dorados (McDonald’s)
Peter Hakim
President Emeritus,
Inter-American Dialogue
Donna Hrinak
Director,
Adtalem Global Education
Jon E. Huenemann
Council Member,
GLG Inc.
James R. Jones
Chairman,
Monarch Global Strategies
Craig Kelly
Senior Director,
Int’l Gov’t Relations,
Exxon Mobil
Barbara Kotschwar
Professor of Political Economy,
Georgetown University
John Maisto
Director,
US Education Finance Group
Nicolas Mariscal
Chairman,
Grupo Marhnos
Thomas F. McLarty III
Chairman,
McLarty Associates
Beatrice Rangel
Director,
AMLA Consulting
Ernesto Revilla
Head of Latin American Economics, Citi
Gustavo Roosen
President,
IESA
Andrés Rozental
President, Rozental &
Asociados
Shelly Shetty
Managing Director,
Sovereigns, Fitch
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