FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried named in first Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst

The list includes policymakers, visionaries and entrepreneurs from all over the world.

FTX founder and chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried was names as one of the 27 in the first ever Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts

The Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts highlights a new global community of public and private sector innovators and entrepreneurs accelerating solutions to today’s greatest problems.

Twenty-seven individuals were included in these first batch of Catalysts. According to Bloomberg, these Catalysts are creating true impact at the cutting edge of technology and policy -- across borders, in emerging economies and beyond -- to build a more equitable and sustainable global future.

The first Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst virtual event will be on 30 June. The forum, hosted by Michael R. Bloomberg along with Honorary Chair Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Chair Henry M. Paulson Jr., will convene 400 of the world’s most influential business executives, heads of state, innovators and academics from 16 to 19 November in Singapore.