Courtney Fingar

Founder

Fingar Direct Investment

Courtney Fingar is a leading expert on foreign direct investment (FDI) with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. As a journalist, 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.com on FDI. An in-demand moderator and keynote speaker, Ms Fingar has participated in hundreds of business events globally. In 2023, she set up Fingar Direct Investment, advising governments on investment promotion. She also serves as senior advisor for the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. She is a member of the advisory board of Halkin Investments and is a Global Fellow for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. She previously served as editor-in-chief of Investment Monitor and before that spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she ran the group’s specialist FDI publication.