Christopher Garman

Christopher Garman's research focuses on topics related to macroeconomic management and its political impacts on emerging markets and comparative studies on national elections, with a focus on Latin America. He also leads Eurasia Group's coverage of Brazil and is one of the world's leading political analysts with expertise in Brazil and Latin America. Garman serves as an advisor to the Boards and Executive Committees of major multinational companies and financial institutions.

Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Garman worked as a senior political analyst at Tendências Consultoria Integrada, a leading Brazilian economic consulting firm. He has held fellowships at Instituto de Estudos Economicos, Sociais e Politicos de Sao Paulo (IDESP), where he researched central bank politics in the region, and at Centro de Estudos de Cultura Contemporanea (CEDEC), where he conducted field research on Brazilian federalism.

Garman is a regular commentator on geopolitics, politics, and macroeconomics for CNN and is a columnist for the newspaper Valor Econômico and Agência Estado. He also teaches an executive course on "The Geopolitics of Agribusiness" at Insper College. He holds a master's degree in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego, and a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College. He is fluent in Portuguese and proficient in Spanish, and holds dual Brazilian and American citizenship.