Dawson Law Keynote Speaker

Former U.S. Diplomat and U.S. Treasury Representative to the United Kingdom
Frequent international media commentator on global and economic affairs, regularly featured on the BBC, Channel 4, The New York Times, and Bloomberg
Leading corporate advisor on economic statecraft, sanctions, and geopolitical risk; currently serving as Founder of Conseil Global Advisors

Dawson Law's Biography

Dawson Law is a veteran geopolitical advisor and former U.S. diplomat who operates at the intersection of economic statecraft, diplomacy, and corporate strategy. As the Founder of Conseil Global Advisors, he leads an elite team of former government officials advising global companies, institutional investors, and compliance professionals on navigating geopolitical risk, investment opportunity, market entry, sanctions, export controls, investment screening, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Dawson’s career is defined by his time inside the rooms where foreign policy is designed and executed. He most recently served as the U.S. Department of the Treasury Representative to the United Kingdom, playing a pivotal role at the centre of critical U.S.-UK, G7, and EU multilateral coordination on economic security and global sanctions. Previously, he served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)—the United States sanctions authority—where he represented the U.S. Treasury at hundreds of White House meetings, bridging the gap between high-stakes intelligence and real-world policy execution.

Over a diplomatic career spanning more than a decade, Dawson’s front-line postings included strategic assignments at U.S. Embassies in Sudan, Poland, Vietnam, and Australia. This deep, boots-on-the-ground international experience gives him a uniquely global perspective.

Today, Dawson is a highly sought-after commentator on global economic and security issues. He is a frequent commentator on the BBC—most recently providing live, critical analysis on the active Iran crisis and the evolving economic battlegrounds of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. His sharp assessments are regularly featured and quoted by leading global outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, and he frequently publishes strategic briefs for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and Oxford Analytica. He regularly briefs U.S., UK, and EU government officials.

On stage, Dawson strips away academic theory and government speak to offer corporate boards and C-suite executives a pragmatic, insider’s view of how governments develop policy to help companies interpret shifting regulations, plan for disruption, and turn complex global shifts into calculated commercial advantages.

He specializes in connecting high-level diplomatic manoeuvres and economic tools with practical boardroom strategy, utilizing his extensive national security background to lead immersive, scenario-based wargaming and simulations that help multinational organizations prepare their operations against sudden global shocks.

Economic Statecraft and Geopolitical Risk: Navigating a Fragmented Global Economy

The Future of Transatlantic Economic Security: Trade, Tariffs, and Sanctions

Tariffs, Sanctions, Export controls, and Investment screening: Shielding Supply Chains from Global Volatility

The Mechanics of Economic Pressure: Insights from the G7, EU, and the Frontlines of Diplomacy

Chinese Economic Statecraft: Navigating a New Era of Global Leverage and Commerce

Scenario-based simulations: Preparing for Unexpected Global Shocks

He bridges the gap between public policy and commercial reality. Having represented the Treasury and State Departments at hundreds of White House national security meetings and served as the U.S. Treasury Representative to the UK, he now actively advises global corporations, compliance teams, and investors. This rare combination allows him to apply a deep understanding of government decision-making to help companies interpret shifting regulations, plan for disruption, and turn complex global shifts into calculated commercial advantages.
He maps the intersection of modern global threats. Rather than looking at geopolitical disruption in a silo, he leverages a career spent at the centre of virtually every major foreign policy issue. He helps corporate leaders interpret the economic playbooks of state actors—from the complex supply chain and investment dependencies of China, to targeted pressures from Russia, Iran, and North Korea—while tracking asymmetric issues like counterterrorism, disinformation, ransomware networks, and illicit finance.
He transforms abstract policy into actionable corporate foresight. He strips away academic theory and talking-head speculation to show executive teams how state actions directly reshape supply chains, investment screening, and global market access, giving boards the clarity to identify unexploited growth opportunities where others only see risk.
He provides a masterclass in proactive organizational resilience. Moving far beyond reactive crisis management, he utilizes sophisticated, government-level “executive wargaming” and scenario-based simulations to equip C-suite leaders with the tools needed to stress-test their operations and anticipate systemic disruptions well ahead of the market.