JC de Swaan

J.C. de Swaan is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Princeton University, affiliated with the Bendheim Center for Finance. He also teaches at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and serves as a Partner at Cornwall Capital, a New York-based investment fund. His research focuses on ethics in finance and Asian economies/capital markets. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University, an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge, and an M.P.P. from Harvard's Kennedy School.

He authored Seeking Virtue in Finance (2020), exploring how finance professionals can balance societal benefit with industry practices. De Swaan advises Princeton undergraduates and hosts ethics-focused speaker series. Professional roles include senior advisory positions in global macro funds and prior experience at McKinsey & Company.

Affiliations include the Council on Foreign Relations and Ezra Stiles College at Yale as an Associate Fellow.