John is the Managing Director of JDG and a former Manager in the Legal team at NEOM. Additionally, he holds an Of Counsel role at Al Sharif Law, a Riyadh-based full service law firm. John’s legal practice focuses on advising Data Centre and AI companies in the Middle East and UK on the full suite of commercial contracts, regulations and negotiations. He is an Arabic speaker, an active member of the Saudi British Joint Business Council and University of Oxford alumnus (Magdalen College)