Experts in strategic communication

Joseph Chaney is a Partner at New Narrative, which he co-founded in 2013. He has spent much of his career advising large corporations on marketing and messaging, helping them grow their sphere of influence among clients and investors. Joseph oversees New Narrative’s overall commercial strategy and manages executive affairs from its headquarters in Hong Kong. He also leads strategic consulting engagements with global clients, pulling from his prior experience managing China-focused multimedia platforms for Thomson Reuters; and his years as a financial correspondent for Reuters News.

As Partner David leads engagement with key clients in the financial and professional services sectors, focusing on asset management and financial technology. David devises and leads major data-driven research projects for N/N clients, including those based on surveys and indexes, building on his decade of experience in The Economist Group’s Industry & Management Research division, including as global lead for financial services research. David now leads N/N’s own research arm, iN/Ntelligence, and also has executive responsibility for implementing N/N’s financial strategy.

As a co-founder of New Narrative and Senior Advisor, Jonathan has played a leading role in the firm’s growth and overall strategy since its inception, and in mid-2023 relocated to London to oversee New Narrative's expansion and client portfolio in Europe and the Middle East. He serves as an advisor to N/N’s client base, helping them construct effective campaigns from the earliest planning stages, and works closely with the company’s high-calibre project team to bring these plans to life. Prior to New Narrative, Jonathan served as a senior editor for Reuters News.

Mohamed leads N/N's digital and data consulting business. Using quantitative research to profile target audiences, he advises N/N clients on developing campaign strategies and assessing content performance. Mohamed helped build New Narrative's iN/Ntelligence research arm, which combines proprietary AI and data analytics systems to assess content trends and performance. Prior to joining N/N, Mohamed worked as an institutional equities sales trader and in various business development and intelligence roles in the financial technology industry across the Middle East and Hong Kong.

James joined New Narrative in 2019 and is a Director of New Narrative's UK division as well as Senior Editor, focusing on financial and professional services. He has 20 years of experience in business-focused publishing and insight, mostly in London. Before joining N/N, James was managing editor at Hong Kong-based consultancy A2 Global Risk, Head of Political Risk at IHS Markit, and Market Insight Editor at De La Rue Plc. His commentaries on current affairs have been cited in media such as CNN, CNBC and the Financial Times. He has contributed to several non-fiction books.

Jane has more than 25 years of experience in strategic communications and journalism. She has provided senior counsel and led teams and major campaigns for global industry leaders such as Citigroup and Edelman, and was a regional on-air correspondent for CNBC based in Hong Kong. Jane’s career as a communications adviser began with Burson-Marsteller in Hong Kong, where she was the senior media and executive coach and a part of the corporate and crisis communications team. At Edelman based in Beijing, Jane built the firm’s Greater China financial services and financial communications team.

Sophia brings over 25 years of PR, marketing, and communications experience in B2B environments across the Asia Pacific region. Previously, as Director of Communications at Bullish, Sophia shaped messaging and led global PR strategies, notably boosting brand awareness during the company's listing on the New York Stock Exchange. She also served as Regional Head of Marketing & Communications at Brown Brothers Harriman in Asia, where she positioned the bank within the asset management industry. An avid marathon runner, she has completed ten marathons globally.

Joanna is a British filmmaker based in Hong Kong, experienced in creating international content for global distribution. She previously led the film team at Brunswick Group’s Creative Campaigns and Content division. Her debut documentary, THE HELPER, had a sold-out release in Hong Kong and was acquired by Amazon Prime and Apple TV+. Her second film, REFASHIONED, premiered in Korea and had theatrical runs throughout Asia. Joanna has directed award-winning projects for major brands like The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Cathay Pacific, HSBC and ANTA Group demonstrating her high-impact creative skills across various media.

Andrew has over 20 years of client marketing, creative and design agency experience. He runs Wander Consult, a business and growth advisory consultancy with expertise in media, design consulting and marketing. Originally from Hong Kong, Andrew moved to Beijing from Singapore where he held leadership roles for a variety of creative and design agencies. Prior to agency life he held regional marketing roles with The Economist Group and Fortune Magazine. Andrew is a Fellow of The Marketing Society as well as a founding member of the World Experience Organization.

Robert is a South African consultant and author who has spent a decade working in Asia. His journalism has appeared on the BBC, Radio Australia, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle and the German press agency dpa, and he has consulted for numerous corporate and non-profit clients including the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, USAID and UNICEF. His non-fiction book, When Clouds Fell from the Sky: A Disappearance, A Daughter’s Search and Cambodia’s First War Criminal, was published in 2015.

Mabel is a Singapore-based communications strategist specialising in topics on enterprise technology, sustainability, and Southeast Asia’s economic development. Part of New Narrative’s global engagement team, Mabel draws on her deep in-house experience to craft world-class thought leadership for a client base spanning Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Prior to New Narrative, she worked for several B2B technology companies based in North America, playing a key role in their product rebrand efforts and leading projects that brought significant improvements to their marketing strategies.

Sudhir is a Singaporean writer with fifteen years of experience analysing Asia. He is the author of Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore and co-author of Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus. His work has appeared in The Economist, The Straits Times and The Jakarta Post. From 2006-2013 Sudhir worked as an analyst and senior editor at The Economist Intelligence Unit. Sudhir has undergraduate degrees from UC Berkeley and a Master’s from the Harvard Kennedy School.