About the Authors
Gordon Brown served as British prime minister and leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. During the decade before that, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, making him the longest-serving chancellor in modern history. Brown’s time as chancellor was marked by major reform of Britain’s monetary and fiscal policy and sustained investment in health, education, and overseas aid. As prime minister, his tenure coincided with the recent financial crisis, and he was one of the first to initiate calls for global financial action, with his administration simultaneously introducing a range of rescue measures within the country. Brown has a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a television journalist. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983. He is married to Sarah Brown, a charity campaigner, and has two young sons.
Mohamed El-Erian
is co-CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, one of the largest investment management
companies in the world. He has been featured in Bloomberg, Forbes, the Financial Times, Latin Finance, the New York
Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Fortune named him a member of its
eight-person “Mutual Fund Dream Team.”
About Gareth Armstrong
Gareth Armstrong is a
professional actor and stage performer with a number of appearances in
cult-classic television favorites to his credit, including Doctor Who: The
Masque of Mandragora, Witchcraft, Star One, and Hammer House of Horror, in which he
played Dr. Melburg.