Courtney Fingar

Courtney Fingar is a leading expert on foreign direct investment (FDI) and a business editor with more than 20 years of experience. She has covered business stories in all major regions of the world and has been on assignment to more than 80 countries, interviewing government and business leaders. 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. An in-demand moderator, master of ceremonies and keynote speaker, Courtney has participated in hundreds of business events globally and advises event organisers on content and strategy. In 2023, she set up Fingar Direct Investment, a boutique consultancy focusing on investment promotion and attraction. She also serves as Senior Advisor for the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), among other responsibilities, and recently joined Property Forum as a Strategic Advisor for FDI. She previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Investment Monitor, a digital publication focused on cross-border investment, and before that spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she ran the group’s specialist FDI publication. Ms Fingar has a BA in journalism from the University of Alabama in the United States and an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.