Eric Lonergan

Eric Lonergan works as a macro fund manager at M&G Investments and has been an active public intellectual on macroeconomic policy. He co-authored "Supercharge Me: Net Zero Faster" and has written extensively on monetary policy through his blog and media appearances. He has been an advocate for unconventional monetary approaches including "helicopter money" (direct cash distributions to citizens) as an alternative to quantitative easing that goes directly to consumer spending rather than financial assets. His work bridges institutional fund management with public policy discussions, and he has been an important voice arguing that the distributional effects of monetary policy matter for the effectiveness of stimulus. His ability to move between rigorous fund management and accessible macroeconomic policymaking debate is relatively unusual, positioning him as a practitioner whose views carry credibility in both the investment community and among academic economists.