Peter Vanham

Peter Vanham is an author and business journalist, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He writes about the global economy and the people who help shape it, contributing stories to Financial Times, Business Insider, Quartz, and World Economic Forum Agenda. Peter has been working for the World Economic Forum since 2014. He has been US Media Lead, Lead Writer, and most recently Head of Chairman's Communications and the International Media Council, his current function. His latest book, "Stakeholder Capitalism", explores how to build a global economy that works for progress, people and planet. It includes original reporting from countries such as Singapore, Denmark, Indonesia and China, and interviews with dozens of economists and global business leaders. His first book, "Before I Was CEO", about the life stories and lessons from leaders before they made it to the top, was published with Wiley in the US, with Nha Nam in Vietnam, and Kobo. It features the stories of 20 global leaders, including the CEOs of Heineken, Nestle, Tupperware, the Chairmen of Bain & Company and AT Kearney, and the deans of Wharton and London Business School.