Jim O'Neill

I have a soft spot for people who get remembered for a single sharp idea, and Jim O'Neill is the textbook case. He coined BRIC at Goldman Sachs, and that one acronym reshaped how a generation talked about Brazil, Russia, India and China. What strikes me is how a clever piece of shorthand can outlive almost everything else on a resume, even a peerage and a stint in government. I'm a little skeptical of how neatly the grouping held up over time, but you can't deny the framing stuck. From Manchester and Sheffield to the House of Lords is a serious climb on the strength of ideas.

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Name (English)

Jim O'Neill

Name (Japanese)

ジム・オニール

Reading

じむ・おにーる

Born

March 17, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Manchester, United Kingdom

Occupation

economist / writer / politician / businessperson / political economist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rooster

University

University of Sheffield

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim%20O'Neill%2C%20Baron%20O'Neill%20of%20Gatley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1689184

Tags

• economist
• writer
• politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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