A British-American journalist, speaker Edie Lush is an author, executive editor of Hub Culture, a communication trainer and MC. She is co-host for the award winning Global GoalsCast podcast which tells the stories of the champions making the world a better place. Edie has thousands of interviews under her belt. In her role as Executive Editor at Hub Culture she is responsible for creating impactful social media content around the globe, from events in Davos to the UN General Assembly in New York to the COP Climate Summits.

She has been the Economics and Political correspondent for Bloomberg Television, a columnist at The Week magazine and the Associate Editor of Spectator Business magazine. Her work has appeared in many publications including Prospect, the Spectator and the BBC. She runs her own business providing senior Leaders, Influencers, Academics and Executives with Communication training – focusing now on increasing impact in both online and in person appearances.

Before moving into journalism Edie was a political analyst for investment bank UBS in London and New York-based hedge fund Omega Advisors. She was an International Relations specialist for both the Secretary General of the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C and Hungarian political party SzDSz in Budapest.

Edie studied Political Science at UCLA and holds a Masters in International Relations from Yale University. She is a regular speaker and Event MC – her areas of expertise include Technology, Entrepreneurs and the Sustainable Development Goals. Speaker Edie Lush has chaired three Literary-style Festivals for Intelligence Squared including one on Climate Change and another on Everest. She has been Chair of the British American Project and sits on the board of the Ellen Meloy Fund for Desert Writers.