Sir John Sawers

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Sir John Sawers

Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory and former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Sir John is Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory, which he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitical and political risk. He is also a non-executive director of BP. Sir John spent 36 years in British diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2009 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as UK 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 Prime Minister Tony Blair (1999-2001). In his earlier career he worked overseas in Yemen, Syria, South Africa and Washington, and at home was involved in policy on the EU, Russia and the Middle East.

Sir John Sawers

Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory and former Chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Sir John is Executive Chairman of Newbridge Advisory, which he founded in 2019 to advise corporate leaders on geopolitical and political risk. He is also a non-executive director of BP. Sir John spent 36 years in British diplomacy and intelligence, culminating in five years as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2009 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as UK 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 Prime Minister Tony Blair (1999-2001). In his earlier career he worked overseas in Yemen, Syria, South Africa and Washington, and at home was involved in policy on the EU, Russia and the Middle East.