Bronwen Maddox

Director & CEO of Chatham House, Former IfG Chief & Investment Analyst

Bronwen Maddox headshot, policy leader and keynote speaker on global risk, governance and strategic foresight

Bronwen Maddox brings unparalleled clarity to global risk at the point where evidence must inform strategy. As Director of Chatham House and former head of the Institute for Government, her work spans the intersection of geopolitics, security, and institutional resilience. Whether moderating global summits or speaking at high-level events, Bronwen deconstructs the "Shock Interaction"—her framework for why war, energy disruption, and technological change now constitute a cumulative threat to market stability.

She assists organisations in navigating geopolitical volatility, utilising her background as a City investment analyst to help boards synchronise capital allocation with international policy shifts. By reframing global affairs as a live operating environment, she transforms systemic failure into a measurable driver of organisational foresight.

Through her expert facilitation and keynote speeches Bronwen enables decision-makers to master the strategic governance required to maintain a licence to operate in a fractured world.

Signature Keynotes

  • Why shocks no longer arrive alone.

  • What resilience really requires.

  • Building foresight into leadership.

  • Where risks now converge.

  • Leading with evidence.

The Maddox Effect

Global risk becomes intelligible, and actionable.

Leaders leave able to:

  • Understand how risks cascade across systems

  • Read policy and geopolitics as business context

  • Anticipate second-order consequences of disruption

  • Assess institutional resilience under stress

  • Make decisions informed by evidence, not headlines

Why Book Bronwen

Bronwen Maddox brings disciplined analysis to moments of uncertainty. She is trusted by leaders who value calm, credible insight into global risk, particularly where policy, markets, and public legitimacy intersect.

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