Daniel Wagner

Daniel Wagner is the founder of Country Risk Solutions and a widely published author on current affairs and risk management. In 2023 he was Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to the he was Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing.

He began his career at AIG in New York and subsequently spent five years as Guarantee Officer for the Asia Region at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in Washington, D.C. After then serving as Regional Manager for Political Risks for Southeast Asia and Greater China for AIG in Singapore, Daniel moved to Manila, Philippines where he held several positions - including as Senior Guarantees and Syndications Specialist - for the Asian Development Bank's Office of Co-financing Operations. Prior to forming CRS he was Senior Vice President of Country Risk at GE Energy Financial Services. He also served as senior consultant for the African Development Bank on institutional investment.

Daniel is the author of 10 books: Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era, The China Epiphany, The Chinese Vortex, The America-China Divide, China Vision, AI Supremacy, Virtual Terror, Global Risk Agility and Decision-Making, Managing Country Risk, and Political Risk Insurance Guide. He has also published more than 700 articles on current affairs and risk management and is a regular contributor to the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier, and Fair Observer, among many others.

Daniel holds master's degrees in international relations from the University of Chicago and in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Richmond University in London.