Viktor Shvets

Viktor Shvets is a Global Strategist at Macquarie Capital based in New York. He is the author of The Great Rupture – Three Empires, Four Turning Points and the Future of Humanity – published in 2020 and The Twilight Before the Storm – How to Avoid a World on Fire – published in 2024.In his almost four-decades-long investment banking career, he worked in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, London, New York, and Moscow at a number of global investment banks, such as Citibank, Baring Securities, Deutsche Bank, DLJ, Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers. Over the years, he has been a highly rated equity analyst across various disciplines and is recognized as one of the more innovative market strategists, working on the intersection between finance, technology, politics and history. He is a prolific writer on key global trends and is a frequent commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg, Australian Financial Review, Business Insider and other media outlets. He is also a contributor to Bloomberg Odd Lots Newsletter.Viktor was born in Kyiv, which at the time was the capital of Soviet Ukraine. He attended Kyiv University of Economics and Trade before immigrating to Australia, where he completed Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney and Master of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales.