Join us for a groundbreaking episode of GSD Presents featuring the incredible Jen Bawden. An expert in global macroeconomics, a best-selling author, and a visionary entrepreneur, Jen brings a wealth of insights on technology, finance, and philanthropy. Guest: Jen Bawden https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenbawden/ Jen Bawden is a macro strategist, best-selling author, speaker, philanthropist, impact investor & entrepreneur. Passionate about global macroeconomics trends, Jen warned of the tech crash in Dec. 1999 over a month before it happened, the housing crash of 1990 six months before, and was one of 50 writers/TV commentators to predict the 2008 crash publicly and to forecast gold’s rise above $1,000 before the height of the market in Oct. 2017. She is a contributing author at Seeking Alpha (a popular financial news site) and she participated in a number of leading think tanks including The Aspen Institute, TED, The National Committee on American Foreign Policy, Renaissance Weekend and Summit Series. As director of the task force on National and Homeland Security for the Tri-State Area Jen is also committed to securing our grid from EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). She is a frequent speaker on homeland security, cyber-security, the global macro-economy, philanthropy, and socially responsible investing at family office events worldwide. She co-founded and built a Dept. of Energy Homeland Security Anti-Terrorism Technology company, co-founded by the U.S. DOE and funded by DNDO (Domestic Nuclear Detection Office) to develop and deploy award-winning sensor technologies to protect global infrastructure from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attack. The company was built to protect seaports, borders and critical infrastructure. Jen also co-founded a non-lithium, high capacity, environmentally friendly battery that lasts for 40+ years and charges in minutes with energy density 4x lithium. She is a former advisory board member of an oncology company that won the prestigious Frost & Sullivan award for best pancreatic cancer diagnosis and treatment company. Under the patronage of Governor Pataki Jen was the co-founder and co-chairman of the Metropolitan Foundation Celebrity Gala for over 13 years, raising funds for breast cancer research and Robert Kennedy’s charity River Keeper. She was also co-chairman of a number of New York City’s most prestigious charities. In her 20s, Jen was a top 10 award-winning fashion designer with 7 covers of Cosmo. Her dresses were featured in Town and Country, Glamour, The New York Times, NY Post and worn by Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Cameron Diaz and Ivanka Trump, among many others. Her best-selling motivational guide for young women published by Penguin Random House, in print for 23 years, sold in 26 countries and 7 languages. She’s spoken on ABC, FOX, CNBC, MSNBC & Report on Business TV. Among many others in her teens, Jen was one of the world’s top skiers winning the Italian freestyle championships and second in the Swiss championships - appearing as the stunt skier in a Sean Connery film. He called her “The most beautiful skier in the world”. #JenBawden #GlobalLeadership #InnovationTrailblazer