Merlin Linehan is a Risk Manager at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD), working across crisis management and business resilience. Merlin has supported the Bank through a number of major geopolitical and operational events including Covid, Ukraine and Log4j. Merlin is also a regular contributor to publications such as Frontera, PRMIA and Risk Screen and others covering geopolitics, risk and climate change. He has also appeared in various media outlets including the FT, BBC and Global Capital commenting on China’s global role and emerging markets.