Matthew Bishop is the US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief of The Economist. Mr. Bishop was previously the magazine's London-based Business Editor. He is the author of several books, including most recently an e-book, "In Gold We Trust? The Future of Money in an Age of Uncertainty", with Michael Green. "The Road from Ruin" (also with Green), about how to improve capitalism following the crash of 2008 and subsequent economic downturn, was published in 2010. "Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World", his previous book (also with Green), on the new movement that brings together the business and social sectors to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, has been described as "terrific" by The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, and as "the definitive guide to a new generation of philanthropists who understand innovation and risk-taking, and who will play a crucial part in solving the biggest problems facing the world," by New York's Mayor and leading philanthropist Michael Bloomberg. Mr. Bishop is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Role of Business.