Dominic Raab served as UK Deputy Prime Minister across two administrations and held six Cabinet posts, including Foreign Secretary, Brexit Secretary, and Justice Secretary during a 14-year parliamentary career representing Esher and Walton (2010–2024).
Today, Dominic works across corporate leadership, strategic consultancy, and defense policy. He serves as Head of Global Affairs at Appian Capital Advisory, leading international engagement and strategic partnerships in critical minerals and metals, and as a Senior Advisor at Kreab London, advising corporate and government clients on defense, national security, and geopolitical risk. He is also a Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), Special Envoy to the World Gold Council, and a Senior Consultant at PLB.
During his tenure as Foreign Secretary (2019–2021), Dominic chaired the National Security Council, UN Security Council, and G7, and published Global Britain in a Competitive Age, the UK’s 10-year international strategy establishing the "Indo-Pacific tilt." As Deputy Prime Minister, he chaired key Cabinet committees, published the UK Bill of Rights, and oversaw major reforms including the Victims and Prisoners Act.
Before entering politics, Dominic trained as a corporate lawyer in the city and served as an international lawyer at the Foreign Office, advising on shipping, investment protection, war crimes, and counter-terrorism.
An accomplished author, his books include The Assault on Liberty (2009), Strasbourg in the Dock (2011), and co-authorship of Britannia Unchained (2012). He was awarded the Magnitsky Human Rights Award for Outstanding Campaigning Politician (2017), The Spectator’s Newcomer of the Year award (2011), and won the Clive Parry Prize for International Law at Cambridge University.
Topics:
- Global geopolitical risks
Hostile states, organised crime, terrorism, climate change and health pandemics.
- UK foreign policy
The Indo-Pacific tilt and the risks/ rewards in that region for the United Kingdom.
- Western tensions with China
The case for de-risking rather than de-coupling and avoiding war in the Taiwan Straits.
- Maximising the UK's potential in tech
Artificial Intelligence and managing the risks including from AI and cyber attacks.
- Optimism bias and pessimism capture
Managing the dual risks of optimism bias and pessimism capture in public policy decision-making, from economic forecasts to foreign policy.
