He is a distinguished fellow at Chatham House[2] and at the Asia Society Policy Institute,[3] and a senior adviser at British strategic advisory firm Hakluyt & Company.

His 15-year tenure spanned major world events, from the financial crisis of 2007-08, the Arab Spring, Brexit, Russia's annexation of Crimea and the invasion of Ukraine.

It now counts more than 200 full-time staff and 150 associate fellows, working across the full range of topics related to international affairs including geopolitics, the energy transition and technology competition.

[14] Three months later, in July, he was appointed a distinguished fellow and made a lifetime member by Chatham House’s governing Council, in recognition of his "exceptional service to the institute".

[28] He is a non-executive director of Fidelity European Values Investment Trust since 2010,[29] member and former Chairman of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Europe.

[30] He chaired the British Academy forum on language needs for UK public policy making and implementation[31] and is currently Chairman of the Experts Group for the 2014 NATO Summit.