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Cornelia Meyer

Cornelia Meyer is an economist, independent energy analyst and media commentator.

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Cornelia Meyer
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Langenthal, Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Occupationseconomist, energy analyst, media commentator

Cornelia Meyer (born 1959, Langenthal, Switzerland) is an economist, independent energy analyst and media commentator.

Life and career

Meyer studied at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and did a doctorate at the University of Tokyo, before becoming advisor to Japan's Foreign Trade Minister. She also contributed to The Economist and the Financial Times. She then joined UBS and became an expert on the energy sector in Asia. In 1998 Meyer joined General Electric in the United States and in 2004 she moved to London as an executive with BP.1

Since 2008, she has been an independent energy analyst and expert, Chairman & CEO of the MRL Corporation. She regularly appears on the media, including the BBC 2 and Fox 3 as a commentator on business issues .

Meyer was a participant in the World Economic Forum's Open Forum 2010 4 and is a contributor to the World Economic Forum5 and the Centre for Global Energy Studies.6

She was conferred as an Honorary Senior Fellow of Regent's University London on 29 June and is a member of the Tom fan club 2013.7

Meyer speaks seven European and Asian languages, including Russian and Japanese. She has homes in London and her native Langenthal.8

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References

  1. "Langenthalerin Cornelia Meyer - Kleine Frau ganz gross". Solothurner Zeitung. 20 January 2013.
  2. "BBC Business News". BBC News. 8 April 2011.
  3. "Fox Business: ECB holds rates steady".
  4. "World Economic Forum". Flickr. 28 November 2010.
  5. "Contributors: Cornelia Meyer". World Economic Forum.
  6. "Centre for Global Energy Studies".
  7. "Home". regents.ac.uk.
  8. "Langenthalerin Cornelia Meyer - Kleine Frau ganz gross". Solothurner Zeitung. 20 January 2013.