March 10, 2009 7:59 pm
The credit crisis has placed the global financial system under almost unprecedented strain.
Tackling the many problems and charting a course through them to a new world order is a daunting challenge. It will require impressive political leadership and vision as well as concerted international cooperation.
Networks and institutions will matter as much as individuals.
In this graphic we explore the experiences and systems that connect the 50 people likely to be most influential in shaping the world debate.
The Group of Thirty for example, a nonprofit group founded in 1978 that comprises leading financiers, academics and officials and aims to “deepen understanding of international economic and financial issues”, is one interesting connection between these players.
Use the control panel to divide the leaders by age, nationality and network. Mouse over the photos for profiles.
You can read the rest of the series, including Lionel Barber’s overview of the 50 to watch, on our Future of Capitalism page.
FT Reporters: Roula Khalaf, Peter Thal Larsen, James Lamont, Bertrand Benoit, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Edward Luce, Francesco Guerrera, Alan Beattie, John Reed, Martin Sandbu, Alan Beattie, Richard Waters, Chris Cook, George Parker, Jonathan Birchall, Chris Giles, Ralph Atkins, David Pilling, Stefan Wagstyl, Geoff Dyer, Victor Mallet, Ben Hall, Andrew Ward, Brian Groom, Charles Clover, John Authers, Chrystia Freeland, Greg Farrell and Joanna Chung.
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