Daniel Wagner
Founder, CEO
Mr. Wagner writes articles on political risk for IRMI.com.
Mr. Wagner is the CEO of Country Risk Solutions and has more than 3 decades of experience assessing cross-border risk. He is an authority on political risk insurance and analysis and has worked for some of the world’s most respected and best-known companies, including AIG, GE, the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank Group. Until the end of 2023, he was Adaptation Finance Lead and Technical Advisor on Private Capital Mobilization for COP28 in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that, he was Senior Investment Officer for Guarantees and Syndications at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
Mr. Wagner has published 10 books: Decision-Making in the Polycrisis Era, The Chinese 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—as well as more than 700 articles on current affairs and risk management. He is a regular contributor to such publications as the South China Morning Post, Sunday Guardian, Diplomatic Courier and Fair Observer, 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 Thunderbird School of Global Management. He also has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Richmond University in London.
