Daniel Wagner is CEO of Country Risk Solutions and Managing Director of Multilateral Accountability Associates. He has more than three decades of experience assessing cross-border risk and is an authority on political risk insurance and analysis. His career has included senior roles with AIG, GE, the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank Group, and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. He also served as Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization for the COP28 Secretariat. Wagner has published 14 books and more than 1,000 articles on current affairs and risk management. He contributes regularly to the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier, and Fair Observer. He holds master’s degrees from the University of Chicago and Thunderbird School of Global Management.