Danny Lopez MBE (born 1974) is the CEO of cyber security fir
Glasswall
and a board member o
Innovate Finance
an
Aquis Stock Exchange
Between 2011 and 2016, Danny was the British

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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

Career

Danny started his career at

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in 1996 and over the next ten years he held a number of international banking roles in London, Miami, New York and Mumbai.LeRoy, Bridget. "British Consul General: The Star Talks to Danny Lopez"
The East Hampton Star, East Hampton, NY, 18 August 2011. Retrieved on 5 April 2012 In 2006, Danny joined the executive team at

UK Trade & Investment UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) was a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to assist their success in international markets, and with overseas investors looking to the UK as an investment destination. It wa ...

, the UK government's foreign commercial arm.British Consulate-General, New York
/ref> From 2009 to 2011, he worked for

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, then

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, and established the business and tourism agency London & Partners, becoming its inaugural CEO. In 2011, the role of British

to New York was opened up to applicants outside the

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, and Danny became the youngest-ever holder of the position. As the senior British diplomat to New York for five years, he was responsible for promoting the UK's economic profile, foreign policy and national security priorities. Danny also facilitated the collaboration between the tech industries of the UK and US. In 2016, Danny left his diplomatic position and returned to the private sector. He became the COO at technology compan
Blippar
a role he held for two years before stepping down in July 2018. In 2017 he joined the board o
Innovate Finance
the industry body that champions the UK's global

fintech Financial technology (abbreviated as fintech) refers to the application of innovative technologies to products and services in the financial industry. This broad term encompasses a wide array of technological advancements in financial services, ...

community. In 2019, Danny was appointed CEO of award-winning cyber security fir
Glasswall
which in 2025, under his leadership, announced a strategic investment fro
PSG Equity
In 2021, he joined the board o
Aquis Stock Exchange
Danny speaks regularly on platforms across the world on trends in cyber security, AI and geopolitics. In May 2022 Lopez received the

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at a ceremony held at

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, the ceremonial and administrative centre of the

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. In the 2025 King's Birthday Honours List, he was appointed a

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(MBE) for services to trade promotion and to the City of London.

Personal life

Born in England to José Antonio and Elizabeth, and brought up in Spain, Danny was educated at the

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School of

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. Fluent in both English and Spanish, he holds a BA in economics and a Master's degree in international economics and finance from the

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. In 2012 he married his Australian fiancée, Susan Grieve. They have three children: Lucy, Stella and Alexander."New British Consul General in New York"
British Academy of Film and Television Arts]

References

External links

Glasswall SolutionsDanny Lopez – GOV.UK
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Danny 1974 births Living people Alumni of the University of Essex British diplomats Businesspeople from New York City Members of the Order of the British Empire Consuls-general for the United Kingdom in the United States