Giovanna Ban

CFR Staff

Giovanna Ban

The David F. Swensen Chief Investment Officer

Giovanna Ban joined the Council on Foreign Relations in March 2017 as the chief investment officer. She is responsible for partnering with the Investment Committee in the investment management and oversight of the endowment portfolio and for managing the internal investment team. Previously she was a Managing Director at Cambridge Associates working in the US and Europe between 2000 and 2017. She holds a BS from Columbia University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. She is also a chartered financial analyst.

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Foreign Policy

A dispatch from the Munich Security Conference, where dark clouds hovered over the discussions on Europe’s security and recent events in Germany. The war in Ukraine dominated, with uncertainty about the U.S. role and Trump’s approach. Topics like climate change and AI also took center stage.

China Strategy Initiative

India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the U.S. as a critical economic counterbalance to China, but the United States still has a tenuous grasp on its interests. In this series, three experts examine India’s position on digital trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and industrial policy.

Space

As outer space becomes more congested with debris and international tensions escalate, the threat to U.S. national security grows. The United States must act now to reassert its leadership and create pathways for management in this critical strategic domain.