Meredith Whitney
Forecasted the 2008 crisis, Meredith Whitney empowers businesses with strategic, data-driven insights for risk management and future growth.
Why book Meredith Whitney for your next event
- Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. Her work reshaped how the financial industry views risk, strategy, and consumer data. Booking her keynote means gaining access to insights that have shaped global financial narratives and boardroom decision-making.
- Meredith Whitney made headlines as the first analyst to publicly foresee the collapse of the U.S. housing and banking system. Her ability to anticipate market disruptions makes her an indispensable voice for organizations seeking to manage risk and lead with foresight.
- Featured by Fortune, Forbes, and Crain’s for her leadership and impact, Whitney stands among the most trusted voices on Wall Street. Her credibility enhances the authority and relevance of any financial, economic, or leadership-focused event.
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Forecasting Financial Futures with Data-Driven Precision
Book Wall Street icon Meredith Whitney for powerful keynotes that turn complex economic data into clear, actionable strategies, ideal for boards, executives, and organizations navigating risk, change, and investment decisions.
Keynote Speaker Meredith Whitney is globally recognized for her ground-breaking work in forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, an achievement that established her as one of the most respected and influential voices on Wall Street. With over 25 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry, Meredith is renowned for translating complex, data-heavy analysis into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers at every level.
Her expertise lies in U.S. consumer trends, demographic shifts, macroeconomic forecasting, and long-term investment strategies. As a trusted advisor to CEOs, CFOs, regulators, and central banks, she delivers unmatched clarity in times of uncertainty, making her keynotes essential for organizations navigating economic transformation, market volatility, or strategic growth.
Meredith’s insights are particularly valuable for executive teams seeking to future-proof their strategies. Her ability to identify emerging risks and opportunities, before they become headlines, makes her a go-to expert for industries facing disruption and leaders responsible for long-term planning.
Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People and Forbes' 50 Over 50, her thought leadership has shaped global financial narratives for decades.
Book Meredith Whitney for your event to empower your audience with the foresight, tools, and confidence to lead with precision in a complex world. When insight matters, Meredith delivers.
Keynotes
Keynote by Meredith Whitney:
Demographics Is Destiny: The Remapping of the US Economy
The US is barely halfway into a multigenerational rebuilding of the economy along State lines, and the contrasts between strong and weak States will only grow stronger in years to come. This will impact how companies make decisions, where people decide to live, home prices, and so much more. In this talk, Meredith Whitney brings her 30 years of Wall Street experience of predicting major long-term secular trends and their implications to lay out why "Where you live" will be one of the most important decisions you make over the next several decades. Demographics Is Destiny.
Keynote by Meredith Whitney:
The Silver Tsunami: Is The Great Wealth Transfer a Myth?
10,000 Boomers a day are turning 65, and by 2030 over 70 million Americans will be over 65. Meredith Whitney brings her 30 years of Wall Street experience as a early identifier of major secular shifts in the US economy to address how the Boomers will have the greatest influence on driving home prices down over the next two decades and likely place unexpected strain on the US government. She will lay out a harrowing scenario of what could be on the horizon with the impending Silver Tsunami.
Keynote by Meredith Whitney:
I'm Just a Girl: My Life on Wall Street
From getting fired from her first job on Wall Street because she was "too aggressive," to landing on the cover of Fortune Magazine at 38 years old, Meredith Whitney brings humor and humility to her story of her 30-year career being the best known analyst in the world and one of the few women on Wall Street. Through all of the ups and downs, accolades, honors, and vitriol, Whitney narrates her story of being at the epicenter of nearly every market crisis over the past 30 years, and how being underestimated actually turned out to have been the greatest gift. Audiences are educated, entertained, and inspired after hearing this candid and vulnerable address.
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Housing market will have 'worst year in decades,' analyst says
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