James G. Rickards has spent 40 years working in capital markets on Wall Street as a lawyer, economist, and investment banker. His career sits at the intersection of global finance and national security, a combination that gives him a vantage point few analysts can match.
In 1998, Rickards served as the principal negotiator of the rescue of Long-Term Capital Management by the U.S. Federal Reserve, one of the defining financial events of the late 20th century. The experience gave him a firsthand education in systemic risk, contagion, and the mechanics of how markets actually break, lessons that have shaped everything he's written since.
His advisory work extends beyond Wall Street. Rickards has contributed as an advisor on capital markets to the U.S. intelligence community and at the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the Pentagon. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives about the 2008 financial crisis. His clients include institutional investors and government directorates.
