Renowned Investor & Market Strategist; Co-Founder & Chairman of GMO; Forecaster of Major Asset Bubbles; Author
Jeremy Grantham Biography
Jeremy Grantham is a British investor and market strategist known for his expertise in asset management and financial markets. Grantham studied economics at the University of Sheffield and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School before entering the investment field. He began his investment career as an economist with Royal Dutch Shell. Before co-founding GMO, Grantham was a co-founder of Batterymarch Financial Management, where he advocated for commercial indexing in the early 1970s. He later co-founded GMO, a Boston-based global investment management firm.
Grantham established his reputation by identifying speculative asset bubbles as they developed. He is recognized for forecasting major asset bubbles, including Japan's market peak, the dot-com collapse, and the global financial crisis, often positioning GMO to underweight overvalued equities ahead of downturns. Grantham's investment philosophy centers on mean reversion, contrarian strategies, resource constraints, and behavioral excesses in markets. He is a member of GMO's asset allocation team, serves as the firm's long-term investment strategist, and is Chairman of the GMO Board of Directors. Grantham has also served on the investment boards of several nonprofit organizations. He was included in the 50 Most Influential ranking of Bloomberg Markets magazine. His book, "The Making of a Permabear: The Perils of Long-term Investing in a Short-term World," co-written with Edward Chancellor, explores long-term investing discipline and environmental risk.
In addition to his investment career, Grantham is an environmental philanthropist. He and his wife, Hannelore, co-founded the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment to address climate change and environmental degradation. The Grantham Foundation has contributed to the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London and the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics. Grantham has dedicated the majority of his personal wealth to climate change initiatives. The Granthams are signatories of The Giving Pledge and have donated a significant portion of their wealth to environmental causes.
Grantham was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and received the Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy with Hannelore for leadership in climate change activities. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Grantham became known for his disciplined investment approach and his willingness to challenge prevailing market opinion. His accurate warnings about major financial bubbles have established him as a trusted voice in global finance. Grantham continues to address market valuations, resource constraints, and the urgency of climate action, synthesizing historical analysis with forward-looking perspectives in the investment industry.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Jeremy Grantham and other top speakers and celebrities.
-
How do I book Jeremy Grantham to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Jeremy Grantham for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Jeremy Grantham, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Jeremy Grantham or any other speaker of your choice. -
What are the speaker fees for Jeremy Grantham
Speaking fees for Jeremy Grantham, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Jeremy Grantham are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Jeremy Grantham, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Jeremy Grantham speak about?
Jeremy Grantham is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Artificial Intelligence, Business, Business Authors, Business Growth, Business Leadership, Disruptive Thinking, Economy, Environment, Environmental Activism, Ethics & Integrity, European Heritage, Finance, Futurism, Philanthropy, Social Activism, Sustainability, Thought Leadership -
Where does Jeremy Grantham travel from?
Jeremy Grantham generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent. -
Who is Jeremy Grantham’s agent?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Jeremy Grantham for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jeremy Grantham for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Jeremy Grantham or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
Jeremy Grantham is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jeremy Grantham for your event is available upon request. Jeremy Grantham generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Pia Heidenmark Cook, Andrew Busch, Joseph Stiglitz, Richard Florida and Jim Carroll. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jeremy Grantham for an upcoming live or virtual event.
This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.
All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.
If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.








