John W. Wood

Mr. Wood is founder, director and chairman of a number of think tanks, technology orientated businesses and political organisations.
Following his studies at Oxford University, Trinity College, Dublin, University of Southern California, and the London School of Economics he became active in business, policy and politics.
Mr. Wood is chairman of Trilateral Group Ltd, a holding company for a group of thoughtware companies.
He is chairman of the Washington, London and Moscow based Institute for Applied Science, director of Santa Fe Science and Technology Inc, and director of Oxford Analytica Ltd the Oxford based think tank, of SQW Group Ltd economic development consultants, and of MEC Ltd, a Middle East focussed business development and research firm.
Mr. Wood is chairman of Wood Brigdale Nisbet & Robinson Ltd, an international communications strategy company.
He is also chairman emeritus of Republicans Abroad, the global arm of the Republican Party and he is special advisor on International Security and Arms Control to the US Department of State.