Macroeconomics
Economist, Board Director,
Tech Founder
Reading markets. Understanding power. Anticipating change.
Get in touchMarkets move together.
So should the analysis.
Dr Silvia Pepino is an economist, board director and technology entrepreneur working across macroeconomics, geoeconomics, international finance and strategic technology.
Drawing on nearly three decades of leadership experience in global markets, central banking, investment management, corporate governance, academic research and technological innovation, she brings a distinctive perspective to the forces shaping markets, policy and strategy.
Global Markets
Geopolitics
Strategic Technology
Space Economy
Capital Markets & Banking Regulation
Boards
Sustainability & Climate
Four domains.
Six decisions.
Sharper judgement.
Where macroeconomics, geopolitics, finance and technology interact to shape better decisions.
The four domains
Macroeconomics
Geopolitics
Finance
Technology
The decisions they shape
Strategy
Direction & Planning
Capital allocation
Resource Deployment
Risk
Identify & Mitigate
Governance
Oversight & Accountability
Policy
Rules & Frameworks
Sustainability
Impact & Transition
The global environment is being reshaped by geopolitical fragmentation, geoeconomic competition, rapid technological change and the growing strategic role of finance. Geopolitics is redirecting trade, supply chains and investment. Strategic technologies are redefining economic power and competitive advantage. Capital conditions set the room for manoeuvre available to governments, companies and investors.
Decisions on strategy, capital allocation, risk, governance and policy now depend on several of these systems at once. Understanding this environment requires both deep expertise in each field and frameworks capable of connecting them.
Drawing on nearly three decades of analysis and decision-making in global markets, including as a chief economist, as well as in central banking, research and innovation, technology entrepreneurship and board governance, I help investors, executives and policymakers see the connections that matter, assess their implications and choose the way forward.
Experience
From the trading floor
to the policy vault to the boardroom.
Dr Silvia Pepino’s expertise spans the macroeconomic outlook, geoeconomics and geopolitics, financial stability and macroprudential regulation, monetary and capital markets policy, alongside AI applications, satellite data, natural assets, and the space economy.
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Currently Visiting Senior Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Independent Director at BancoPosta Fondi SGR, and Founder & CEO of GlobeEye, an award-winning AI and satellite-data company.
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Including senior roles at J.P. Morgan, Brevan Howard and the Bank of England, and experience as a Chief Economist.
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PhD in International Political Economy, LSE; TRIUM Global Executive MBA (NYU Stern, HEC Paris, LSE); BSc/MSc in Economics, Bocconi. Author of Sovereign Risk and Financial Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan).
Economics, politics and technology are often studied separately. The decisions that matter today are made where markets, power and innovation meet.
Awards
Technology and Innovation recognition
Selected awards, accelerators and competitive programmes linked to my work as a technology founder.
Women TechEU
European deep-tech programme
Inspiring Fifty
Technology Leadership, Italy
European Space Agency
Space innovation and business applications
Horizon Europe
European research and innovation
CASSINI EU
Space business accelerator
FIT 4 START
International start-up accelerator
Standard Chartered
International tech entrepreneurship
Ideas
Key ideas
shaping my work
The themes below reflect an understanding that began to take shape during my studies and early work as an applied macroeconomist in financial markets, and has been refined over time: real-world developments cannot be interpreted or anticipated through a single discipline, and sound decisions depend on reliable data and rigorous analysis.
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Macroeconomics and financial stability
I connect macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis with their effects on markets and systemic risk. This reflects direct experience in macroprudential regulation, alongside work on monetary policy and the global outlook.
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Market forces and political power
Economics and politics are inseparable. States, institutions and markets shape one another. Together, they influence how governments, investors and businesses act.
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Finance for growth
Growth and strategic transformation require capital at scale. Deep, liquid and internationally connected capital markets are needed to finance technology, energy, infrastructure and future growth.
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Satellite technologies and AI
I recognised early that satellite data, AI and computing would transform how the physical world is measured, valued and governed. This is why I founded GlobeEye, which applies satellite data, alternative data, and AI to environmental intelligence.
Sovereign Risk and Financial Crisis
The International Political Economy of the Eurozone
An international political economy analysis of how domestic and global political dynamics influence sovereign credibility in financial markets. The book examines how institutions, policy choices and market perceptions interact during periods of financial stress, offering a framework for understanding sovereign risk and financial stability.
“This book should be read by all those interested in how markets and politics interrelate.”
Work with me
Ways to work together
Tailored briefings, scenario analysis and decision support for boards, investors, executives and policymakers facing complex economic, geopolitical and institutional questions.
Keynotes, board briefings, investor presentations and moderated conversations for corporate, institutional and conference audiences.
Design of tailored masterclasses and executive-learning formats for senior audiences, alongside research projects, academic collaboration, seminars and interdisciplinary initiatives.
Selected board and governance mandates, bringing independent judgement, international perspective and rigorous analytical and systemic thinking.
