Profile

Prior to joining Flint, John worked at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in London and Hong Kong from 2015. He initially held analytical roles focused mainly on East and South-east Asia, then led EIU’s sovereign risk rating service as Director of Financial Risk. During the latter period he oversaw EIU’s complex withdrawal from UK Financial Conduct Authority regulation, managing internal and external stakeholders through the process.

Prior to his time at EIU, John managed European Commission business facilitation projects for Development Solutions consultancy in Beijing, PRC. He has also worked for The Asia Foundation, an international non-profit organisation, in Mongolia.

John has expertise in payments infrastructure, digital assets policy, banking sector regulation and sovereign debt.