Ms. Courtney Fingar

Courtney Fingar is a leading expert on foreign direct investment (FDI) with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. 

During her time as a journalist she covered business stories in all major regions of the world and has been on assignment to more than 80 countries, interviewing government and business leaders. She has appeared on television and radio in dozens of countries as a commentator and has twice been called to give evidence to the UK Parliament about inward investment. 

In 2023, she set up Fingar Direct Investment, a boutique consultancy focusing on investment promotion and strategic communications. She also serves as Senior Advisor for the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. 

She previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Investment Monitor, a digital publication focused on cross-border investment, and before that spent 15 years with the Financial Times where she ran the group’s specialist FDI publication.  

She has a BA in journalism from the University of Alabama in the United States and an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of 

Edinburgh in Scotland.