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Connor Horsfall

Connor Horsfall

Connor Horsfall is a China specialist and consultant at Shearwater Global, advising global companies from a wide range of sectors on the political landscape in both China and the UK, and the implications for their businesses. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he studied at Peking University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with business management from Queen Mary University of London, and a master’s degree in China & Globalisation from the Lau China Institute, King’s College London. Prior to consulting, he worked in political risk and within the UK parliament.
Connor Horsfall is a China specialist and consultant at Shearwater Global, advising global companies from a wide range of sectors on the political landscape in both China and the UK, and the implications for their businesses. A fluent Mandarin speaker, he studied at Peking University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science with business management from Queen Mary University of London, and a master’s degree in China & Globalisation from the Lau China Institute, King’s College London. Prior to consulting, he worked in political risk and within the UK parliament.
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