William Klein
consulting partner
Life at FGS Global
Helps international corporates and investors assess geopolitical uncertainties and complexities and advises them on how to navigate political and regulatory environments at the national and global level.
Life Pre-FGS Global
Worked for over two decades as a US diplomat, with a special focus on China, and earlier as an investment banker in Germany.
Life Beyond FGS Global
Loves long hikes and long bike rides, as well as good company, good movies and good books.
William “Bill” Klein helps FGS Global’s clients everywhere in the world understand and navigate the geopolitical uncertainties that are increasingly shaping their strategic environment, and he advises them on political and regulatory issues at the national and multilateral level.
Bill has over three decades of experience leading diverse multinational teams in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining FGS Global, he spent over 20 years in senior leadership positions in the diplomatic service of the United States, representing its diplomatic, economic and security interests in China, Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel, India, Qatar and Washington, DC. Earlier, he built and led profitable capital markets teams for German banks in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig.
Bill holds degrees in Economics from the Freie Universität Berlin and in History and Mass Communications from the University of Utah. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute Germany. He is also a non-resident senior associate at the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC, and a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.
