Viktor Shvets is a Global Strategist at Macquarie Capital. He is the author of The Great Rupture – Three
Empires, Four Turning Points and the Future of Humanity – published in 2020 and The Twilight Before
the Storm – How to Avoid a World on Fire – published in 2024.
In his almost four-decades-long investment banking career, he worked in Sydney, Melbourne, Hong
Kong, London, New York, and Moscow at a number of global investment banks, such as Citibank, Baring
Securities, Deutsche Bank, DLJ, and Lehman Brothers. Over the years, he has been a highly rated equity
analyst across various disciplines and is recognized as one of the more innovative market strategists,
working on the intersection between finance, technology, politics and history. He is a prolific writer on
key global trends and is a frequent commentator on CNBC, Bloomberg and other media outlets. Viktor
was born in Kyiv, which at the time was the capital of the Soviet Ukraine. He attended Kyiv University of
Economics and Trade before immigrating to Australia, where he completed Bachelor of Economics
degree from the University of Sydney and Master of Commerce degree from the University of New South
Wales.
He is married with two sons and currently resides in New York.