Role: The NYU Economist will sit on panels addressing the risks to the global economy in 2012 and the question of whether big banks are helping or hindering the global recovery.
What’s at Stake in 2012: Roubini, who shot to fame following his accurate prediction of the real estate bubble in 2006, spent 2011 arguing for aggressive stimulus from the U.S. government. With calls for austerity growing, Roubini will have his hands full pushing for the opposite course.