Ian Osborne

Ian Osborne advises political and business leaders on international affairs, and on all aspects of their reputation. The advisory firm which he founded, Osborne & Partners, acts for a select group of governments and corporations across the world. The firm’s clients include some of the world’s most admired leaders and philanthropists.

He is also a Partner (Managing Director) at DST, the global Internet investment firm, and a client of Osborne & Partners. In the last two years, DST has pioneered a series of investments in Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, Zynga, 360buy.com and in other fast growing Internet companies.

Ian is a Contributing Editor of The Spectator and GQ, and writes occasional columns for several newspapers. He is an Ambassador for Team 2012, the British effort for the London Olympics.

Ian was educated at St Paul’s School, King’s College London and the London School of Economics.