Ulrik Bie is one of Denmark's most respected voices on the global economy. Since 2018 he has been economics editor at Berlingske, where he explains what is happening in the world economy and in politics, and what it means for businesses and people.

He has spent his career where economics and politics meet. He started as an economist at Danmarks Nationalbank, the Danish central bank. He then worked as financial attaché at the Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C., and later became chief economist at Nykredit. He was also chief economist at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, where he covered the G7 economies. He holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen, specialising in monetary and development economics.