Michael Power is a prominent South African financial markets strategist and commentator, with a career spanning several decades across global investment and emerging markets. He has held senior roles at leading international institutions including Anglo American, N M Rothschild & Sons, HSBC, and Baring Asset Management, working across South Africa, London, and Kenya. 

His expertise centres on geo-economics, Africa’s positioning within global capital markets, and the evolving role of Asia in the 21st-century economic order. In recent years, his work has focused on the strategic rivalry between the United States and China, particularly in the development and application of artificial intelligence, and its implications for global growth and market dynamics.