Simon Ogus is acknowledged as one of Asia’s leading macroeconomic analysts and brings 20 years’ experience in country analysis to our Forum Advisory Board. He is the founder and CEO of DSGAsia Limited, an independent consultancy that offers economic and political analysis to corporates and governments. From 1994 to 1999, he was Managing Director and Chief Economist for Asia at Swiss Bank Corporation (subsequently SBC Warburg/UBS). He also held the position of Adjunct Professor of Economics and Finance at the City University of Hong Kong. Simon currently serves on a number of boards, including the Council of Advisers for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research. During his time at the helm of SBC/UBS, Simon was responsible for developing and spearheading the bank’s macroeconomic research product for the region including Japan, Non-Japan Asia, and Australasia.