Ginny Wilmerding leads FGS Global’s Global China Bridge team across geographies and practice areas since moving from Hong Kong to New York in 2023.

Ginny Wilmerding is a Partner at FGS Global advising on reputational risk management, transaction communications and ESG, with a focus on critical issues and geopolitical complexity. An American now based in New York, Ginny spent 19 years working in Hong Kong and China and still spends time in the region. She counsels senior executives and boards on complex financial situations, crisis response, ESG strategy and activism, geopolitics and de-risking, and investor engagement. She leads the firm’s Global China Bridge team, is a member of the Transactions and Financial Communications and Board Initiatives practice groups and helps drive the global TMT sector efforts.

Brett O’Brien is a Partner in FGS Global’s Washington, D.C. office, where he leads the firm’s U.S. Government Affairs, Policy and Advocacy practice. Much of his work involves navigating complex foreign policy, trade and national security matters for clients seeking to advance objectives in key global capitals. Brett has performed extensive advocacy on behalf of governments, political parties and multinational corporations, outreach for companies seeking a stronger global presence, and strategic counsel for non-profit organizations pursuing specific legislative goals. He has also devised and managed successful communications strategies for multiple business transactions subject to national security reviews and public scrutiny.

Prior to joining FGS Global, Brett advised international clients at The Harbour Group, LLC, and served as a national security advisor to the Presidential campaign of U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt. He also enjoyed thirteen years as a foreign and defense policy advisor in the U.S. Congress, first to Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and then to House Democratic Leader Gephardt, where he also served as liaison to the House Intelligence Committee.