Tuesday 2 June 2015
19:30
Sir John Sawyers
Chairman of Macro Advisory Partners
Macro Advisory Partners provides leading investors, corporations, and governments with the strategic insights required to navigate the intersection of global markets, geopolitics and government policy in a volatile and complex world.
Sir John Sawyers is Partner and Chairman of Macro Advisory Partners. He completed his five-year tenure as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in November 2014. Prior to joining SIS he was the UK’s Permanent Representative (Ambassador) to the United Nations (2007-2009), Political Director of the Foreign Office (2003-2007), Special Representative in Iraq (2003), Ambassador to Cairo (2001-2003) and Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (1999-2001).
Sir John’s other positions have included Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary and postings in Washington, Pretoria, Damascus and Sana’a. In recognition of Sir John’s years of public and diplomatic service, he was made a GCMG in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List.
"Macro Advisory Partners provides leading investors, corporations, and governments with the strategic insights required to navigate the intersection of global markets, geopolitics and government policy in a volatile and complex world."
Sir John Sawyers is Partner and Chairman of Macro Advisory Partners. He completed his five-year tenure as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in November 2014. Prior to joining SIS he was the UK’s Permanent Representative (Ambassador) to the United Nations (2007-2009), Political Director of the Foreign Office (2003-2007), Special Representative in Iraq (2003), Ambassador to Cairo (2001-2003) and Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (1999-2001).
Sir John’s other positions have included Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary and postings in Washington, Pretoria, Damascus and Sana’a. In recognition of Sir John’s years of public and diplomatic service, he was made a GCMG in the 2015 New Year’s Honours List.
