Courtney Fingar
Global Fellow
Professional Affiliation
Principal, Fingar Direct Investment; Contributor, Forbes
Expert Bio
Courtney Fingar is a London-based journalist, commentator and consultant focused on foreign direct investment (FDI).
She has covered business stories in all major regions of the world and has been on assignment to more than 80 countries. She has appeared on television and radio in dozens of countries as a commentator and has twice been called to give evidence to the UK Parliament about inward investment.
Among her ongoing media work, she writes a column for Forbes on FDI. She previously spent 15 years with the Financial Times, where she ran the group鈥檚 specialist FDI publication.
Through her consultancy firm, she advises on the attraction of inward investment. She also serves as senior advisor for the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies.
Fingar has a BA in journalism from the University of Alabama and an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh.
Major Publications
Insight & Analysis by Courtney Fingar
- Article
- Strategic Competition
360掳 View of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
- By
- Mark Kennedy,
- Courtney Fingar,
- Jerry Haar,
- and 6 more

- Article
- Strategic Competition
Advancing Both National Security and Economic Diplomacy in the Developing World
