Jonathan Ward
Senior Policy Advisor at U.S. Department of State
Oxford, England, United States
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Top SchoolJonathan Ward is a senior policy advisor and founder with 16 years of experience translating geopolitics into actionable strategy for governments and Fortune 500 firms, specialising in US-China competition and strategic industries from semiconductors to finance. He combines a D.Phil. from Oxford on China‑India relations with hands‑on advisory work at Atlas Organization and public service at the U.S. Department of State, plus senior fellow roles that made him a regular media commentator on China. Jonathan has briefed corporate leadership across technology, manufacturing, defense and telecommunications, and is known for accelerating decision-making on geopolitical risk through pragmatic, sector-specific analysis. Fluent in Chinese and Russian and steeped in interdisciplinary research from Oxford to Peking University, he blends academic depth with practical risk assessment for complex global challenges. An experienced keynote speaker and contributor to policy networks like CFR and Hudson, he often surfaces less obvious commercial vulnerabilities—such as finance-linked supply-chain exposures—when advising clients.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
D.Phil. Oriental Studies: China and India Relations and Modern History, D.Phil. Oriental Studies: China and India Relations and Modern History at University of OxfordOxford Chicago Valuation Programme Corporate and Investment Valuation, Oxford Chicago Valuation Programme Corporate and Investment Valuation at Saïd Business School, University of OxfordGroton SchoolChinese Language, Chinese Language at Peking UniversityAdvanced Russian, Advanced Russian at St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian FederationArabic; Chinese, Arabic; Chinese at University of Buenos AiresBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy; Russian Language and Literature, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy; Russian Language and Literature at Columbia UniversityOxford Chicago Valuation Programme Corporate and Investment Valuation, Oxford Chicago Valuation Programme Corporate and Investment Valuation at University of Chicago Booth School of Business Executive Education
Chinese, Russian, egyptian arabic, Spanish, syrian arabic
Stackoverflow
370reputation
12kreached
3answers
3questions
Github Skills (73)
rest-api10
api10
rest10
gitlab10
pdf10
clickable10
jar9
doi9
negotiation9
watermark9
pdfbox9
search-interface9
content-negotiation9
stamp9
pdf-files9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
CrossRef/citation-depositor
Oct 2012 - Jul 2014
Contributions:87 commits in 1 year 8 months
pdfcitationsdepositpdfscrossref
CrossRef/pdfstamp
Aug 2010 - Sep 2015
Stamp a PDF with an image and clickable URL.
Contributions:24 commits, 2 pushes in 5 years 2 months
pdf-filesclickablepdfpdf-generationjar
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