CHAIR

Greg Swenson is a founding partner of Brigg Macadam Ltd, and emerging market investment banking firm in London. He has over twenty years of banking, alternative investments, and global markets experience.

Greg held several positions at HSBC Global Banking and Markets, including Head of North American Middle Market Sales, and Head of Corporate Risk Advisory in the Midwestern United States. More recently he was President of Agincourt Ltd in Bermuda.

Mr. Swenson spent his first eleven years in the industry at Lehman Brothers, holding several positions in the fixed income area from 1992 to 2003.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Boston College and MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University. Greg is a frequent business and political commentator on BBC, CNN and other media platforms.

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CHAIR, THE HAMILTON SOCIETY

Sarah Elliott most recently served as the chair of Republicans Overseas UK (2017-2021), and remains an active Republicans Overseas UK Board member, spokesperson, as well as, chair of The Hamilton Society. Her background is in GOP politics, having worked for Grover Norquist at Americans for Tax Reform, Americans for Prosperity, and a veteran of many Republican political campaigns such as Bush/Cheney ‘04. Sarah started her career in Washington, D.C. with the Republican National Committee’s major donor programs.

Sarah is often called upon to defend the Republican or US conservative view in all the major U.K. media outlets and in live events. Previously, Sarah served as managing director for the American European Business Association (AEBA) in London. The AEBA is an exclusive, dynamic discussion forum designed to inform senior executives of major transatlantic corporations on key business, economic and political topics under the Chatham House Rule.

She received her B.A. in International Affairs with honours and a concentration in Spanish from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, USA. She also studied abroad at the University of Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain.

Sarah lives in South London with her husband and their 2 young daughters.

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Jennifer has several decades of experience in emerging and frontier capital markets where she worked in New York and London at ING, Dresdner Bank and Wood & Company.

She is Head of Strategy for The Centre for Digital Assets and Democracy and is a strong advocate for Bitcoin and financial freedom. Like Sarah and Greg, she serves on the Board of The Hamilton Society. Jennifer is a regular TV and radio contributor on US politics for BBC, Talk TV, GB News and Times Radio.

In addition to her work in finance and politics, she volunteers for Animal Assisted Therapy and Age UK Kensington & Chelsea. Jennifer was born and raised in Northern California and has lived in West London since 2001.

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VICE CHAIR, EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Erol Morkoç is an American entrepreneur and political strategist specializing in the defense and intelligence sectors. He holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MSc from the University of St Andrews. A recognized voice in international media, Erol frequently provides commentary for major outlets in the UK and globally. Additionally, he is an active panelist, guest lecturer, and public speaker.