Background
Daniel Wagner writes articles on political
risk for IRMI.com.
He is the founder and CEO of Country Risk Solutions (CRS) and a widely
published author on current affairs and risk management.
Mr. Wagner began his career at AIG in New York and subsequently spent 5
years as guarantee officer for the Asia region at the World Bank Group's
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency in Washington, DC. After then serving
as regional manager for political risks for Southeast Asia and Greater China
for AIG in Singapore, Mr. Wagner moved to Manila, Philippines, where he held
several positions—including as senior guarantees and syndications
specialist—for the Asian Development Bank's Office of Cofinancing
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.
Mr. Wagner is the author of seven books: 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 risk management and current affairs and is a regular contributor to
the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, and The
National Interest, among many others. (For a full listing of his
publications and media interviews please see www.countryrisksolutions.com.)
Mr. Wagner holds master's degrees in international relations from the
University of Chicago and in international management from the American
Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) in Phoenix. He
received his bachelor's degree in political science from Richmond College
in London.
He can be reached at