Ian Hunter

Senior Trade and Investment Officer @British Embassy Washington

Washington, DC, US

The British Embassy’s Senior Trade and Investment Officer with DBT managing key accounts in Financial Services. Focused on driving US investment into the UK while fostering critical relationships that underpinned US-UK trade and investment.• Managed a portfolio of 30+ clients and key US Financial Services stakeholders, within both the private sector and Government, leveraging Salesforce to track engagement and support UK market expansion.• Regularly briefed the Ambassador and other UK and US government representatives including Members of Congress and Senators, and Fortune 500 C-suite executives.• Liaised with the Bank of England, FCDO and Treasury on UK Government Strategy. This included attending weekly update briefs with the Bank of England and Treasury to discuss common themes, industry updates, main events and risks to collaborate. • Orchestrated 10+ flagship events at the British Embassy, enhancing the UK\'s financial services brand. These events ranged from networking evenings with drinks for potential stakeholders to C-suite level breakfast discussions hosted at the Embassy with the Ambassador delivering a speech and directing the focus of discussion. • Fostered collaboration and communication across internal UK Government departments and functions to enhance operational efficiency and team understanding. • Built and maintained project pipelines to bring high-value jobs & capital to the UK ensuring that UK Government stakeholders were able to support investors at all levels. Pipeline progress was reported with verbal briefs, PowerPoint presentations and emails as high up as Ambassadorial or Ministerial level. • Resolved market access challenges for US firms facing UK trade policy barriers. This involved utilising UK based stakeholders to create solutions for issues or risks blocking investment into the UK.• Supported relationships with US and UK business leaders & trade associations.