Susannah Streeter

Susannah Streeter is a leading financial commentator, international broadcaster, and award-winning analyst known for making global economic trends understandable to audiences around the world. 

A former BBC business anchor, she has reported, presented, and analysed market-moving stories for major outlets including the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, TRT, and CGTN. Susannah previously headed money and markets insight for the UK’s largest retail investment platform, providing daily analysis of macroeconomics, business news, energy markets, and the forces shaping our financial lives.

Beyond journalism, Susannah is a highly sought-after keynote speaker and moderator. Fluent both in English and French, she chairs high-level conferences across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, guiding conversations with world leaders, CEOs, economists, military commanders, and policy-makers. She has hosted major international events such as the World Green Economy Summit in Dubai, the Arctic Frontiers conference in Norway, the International Banking Summit in Kuwait, the Sustainable Finance Forum in Abu Dhabi, and the European Nuclear Energy Forum for the European Commission. She’s highly skilled in framing complex issues, whether climate policy, green finance, geopolitics, or technological transformation. She has earned consistent praise from governments and global institutions.

Her bilingual expertise has been showcased at landmark events, including the Global Fund’s 6th Replenishment Conference in Lyon, where she opened the proceedings and interviewed health ministers and NGO leaders. She has also moderated conversations with figures such as President François Hollande and President Juan Manuel Santos, and delivered opening speeches at OECD gatherings and the Paris Club forum. Audience feedback regularly highlights her grasp of complex subject matter, precise questioning, and her energetic stage presence.

Susannah is equally prominent in the financial and technology podcast world. She hosts the Switch Your Money On investment podcast -ranked among the UK’s top business shows- and presents several technology and policy series for EY and Microsoft. She has also co-hosted Backspace and Beyond, praised for its accessible take on the tech landscape, and appears frequently on popular personal-finance podcasts.

Her career began in the Royal Air Force Reserves, where she served for a decade, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader and leading the combat camera team. Her military background lends her expertise in defence reporting, and she has a recurring role as moderator of the UK Chief of the Air Staff’s Air and Space Chiefs Conference. She continues to advocate for reservists and veterans, partnering with organisations such as Forces in Mind Trust.

A regular columnist for The Evening Standard and City AM, she writes on finance, geopolitics, defence, and environmental policy. Her commentary has been recognised repeatedly at the Headlinemoney Awards -the “Oscars” of financial journalism- where she has been named Expert of the Year and part of award-winning teams for thought leadership and press excellence.

Susannah also supports public campaigns, notably serving as an ambassador for Hargreaves Lansdown’s Financially Fearless initiative, designed to close gender gaps in investing and financial resilience. She frequently hosts industry awards, philanthropic galas, and corporate events in the UK, Europe, and Monaco.

With her blend of financial expertise, geopolitical insight, and broadcast experience, Susannah Streeter stands out as one of the most trusted and engaging voices helping audiences and organisations understand the rapidly changing world of markets, technology, and global affairs.

Click the ‘Listen’ button below to hear Dominic Bowen with Susannah Streeter unpack how France found itself at a critical crossroads, with financial markets, political actors, and global investors all reacting to mounting uncertainty. Click ‘Read’ for a more in-depth analysis of the subject, weighing the competing narratives around fiscal responsibility, wealth taxation, and the ripple effects for Europe’s economic future.