Dr. James Brady is a Senior Vice President with Teneo’s Political Risk Advisory team and serves as Japan analysis lead. Previously, he led policy research teams at an economic policy-focused think-tank in Osaka.
He has also advised major governmental clients in the British Isles as an economic consultant and is the author of a recent book on the political economy of Japan.
James attended Trinity College Dublin, Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins SAIS, and earned a Ph.D. from Osaka University. Having lived in Japan for more than a decade, he reads and speaks Japanese at an advanced level.
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