I am a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and founder of the Emerging World newsletter. I believe we are witnessing a profound shift in our world, driven by rapid urbanization, unprecedented connectivity and growing middle classes in emerging markets and the rise of new geopolitical and geo-economic hubs and actors. I’ve chronicled these trends as a journalist, development bank analyst, and geopolitical strategist for more than two decades. I’ve published widely for the Financial Times, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, and others. I’ve also worked for the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank, Oxford Analytica, emerge85, Reuters, and the New America Foundation. I’m also a "weekend warrior" in tennis and basketball, and still love reading print newspapers.