Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian: During This Pandemic Crisis, Will We Draw On Lessons From Past Mistakes?

​Back in 2008, the world teetered on the edge of an international financial crisis initially sparked by banks’ excessive risk-taking and the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble. What resulted was the worst global recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Thirteen years later, with global economic upheaval once again dominating the headlines, business leaders and politicians can learn from both the success and shortfalls of the past.

​That’s the message of Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian, President of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and advisor to international financial services provider Allianz, as well as investment manager Gramercy.

Dr. Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at international financial services provider Allianz, as well as President of Queens’ College, Cambridge.

A New York-born economic and business leader of Egyptian heritage, El-Erian, 62, spoke March 18 in a one-hour webinar co-hosted by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) and ABANA. (To view El-Erian’s introductory remarks only, click here.)

El-Erian is a “Rock Star” in the Financial Community.

NUSACC’s online event attracted over 450 participants from across the United States and around the world, including nine Washington-based Arab Ambassadors.

Bahrain-based Investcorp served as Lead Sponsor, and additional sponsors included Abaris Capital Advisors, LLC and the National Bank of Kuwait. The event included three partners: Beirut-based Arab Federation of Exchanges, the U.S. Export Assistance Center in San Francisco, and the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia. 

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