A highly-respected economic commentator, widely-recognized as one of the few analysts who accurately predicted both the Asian Financial Crisis, and the more recent Global Economic and Financial Crisis.

Dr Simon Ogus is the Founder and CEO of the independent consultancy DSGAsia Limited, a firm which offers analysis of the economies and politics of Asia. He works with a variety of multinational and regional entities in the financial, non-financial and government spheres.

Based in Hong Kong for thirty years, Simon started covering Asia in the mid-1980s. He was one of the few analysts who accurately predicted the Asian financial crisis (1997), the emerging market crisis (1998), the US housing crisis (2007), the Global Financial Crisis (2008-2009) and other bull case and bear case events. He is well-known for his ability to deconstruct the politics, the history, and the sentiment of the Asian continent.

Simon produces internal briefing papers for his client base, including the following recent papers: "Time for Asia to take some Self-Responsibility"; "China: Japan 1970 Development, Japan 1989 Debts; "Hong Kong and Singapore: An absence of arbitrage"; "India: (Do you?) Mind the Gap."

He is a professional speaker and moderator, offering analysis of the economies and politics of Asia and is frequently invited to speak on panels in economic forums, seminars, round tables and discussions.

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Simon Ogus serves on the board of a number of companies and official bodies including the Council of Advisers for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, and the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He is also an adviser to and a shareholder in the Silverhorn Group, a fully integrated wealth management boutique with a core focus on Asia.

He has a PhD in Chinese economic history and development from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. He also holds an MSc in Management and Finance from the University of London's Imperial College, and a BA in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Manchester.