Russell Napier
Russell Napier is a stock market historian and global equity strategist. He began his career in investment at Baillie Gifford in Edinburgh, before joining the Asian stockbroker CLSA in May 1995 as an equity strategist in Hong Kong. He was ranked No.1 for Asian strategy in both the Asiamoney and Institutional Investor polls from 1997 to 1999. Most recently, he has acted as a consultant for CLSA Asia Pacific Markets, providing investment input to their institutional client base. Russell is also a director of the Scottish Investment Trust and the Mid Wynd International Investment Trust. His book Anatomy of a Bear – Learning from Wall Street’s Four Great Bottoms was published to critical and commercial acclaim. In 2013, Russell established a library of financial history in Edinburgh called The Library of Mistakes and was elected Fellow of The Society of Investment Professionals. In 2014, Russell founded the Electronic Research Interchange (ERIC), a new portal that connects equity market analysts with institutional investors. He runs a course for finance professionals at the Edinburgh Business School called A Practical History of Financial Markets which is generally cited as the best course of its kind in the UK.