Helima Croft — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets since 2014.
Works as a Contributor at CNBC since 2015.
Serves on the Board of Directors for Reservoir Media Management, Inc. and the Atlantic Council.
Is a member of the National Petroleum Council and a life member of the Council of Foreign Relations.
Holds a PhD in economic history from Princeton University, awarded in 2001.

Biography

Helima Croft is the Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy at RBC Capital Markets, a position she has held since 2014. In this role, she leads a team covering energy, metals, and cross-commodity activity, with a specialization in geopolitics and energy. Her work involves deep analysis of commodity markets, including topics such as oil as a global political commodity, trade and sanctions, the Saudi factor, and economic trends across natural resource economies.