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JOHN SAWERS Former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (also known as MI6) Executive Chairman, Newbridge Advisory Sir John Sawers is Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory, a firm he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitics and political risk. He is also a Non- Executive Director of BP. Sir John has 36 years of experience in diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) until he left public service in 2014. As MI6 Chief, John Sawers was a member of the UK National Security Council and the Joint Intelligence Committee, contributing to the strategies and policy Topics decisions on how to promote and protect British interests around the World. He led the Service through a period of international political upheaval and high Economics terrorist threat, including against the 2012 London Olympics. He also modernised Finance the way the Service works and created a more open approach to public Future accountability. Government Prior to leading MI6 he was the UK’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Political Leadership Director of the Foreign Office, Special Representative in Iraq, Ambassador to Cairo Motivation and Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair. In his earlier career he Politics worked overseas in Yemen, Syria, South Africa and Washington, and at home was Technology involved in policy on the EU, Russia and the Middle East. Sir John became Chairman and Partner at Macro Advisory Partners after he left public service until he set up Newbridge Advisory, his own company. Sir John Sawers studied at the universities of Nottingham, St Andrews and Harvard. In addition to his corporate work, he has pro bono roles with King’s College London, the Council on Foreign Relations, Chatham House, the Royal United Services Institute, the Bilderberg Association, the Ditchley Foundation and Sevenoaks School. [email protected] +603 2301 0988.

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