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Johnny Luk

Political Commentator, Former Brexit Government Official, University Governor and 2009 British Rowing Champion

Johnny is a political commentator and an independent Governor of the University of the Creative Arts. He was until recently a Senior Policy Advisor in the Department for Exiting the European Union, deeply involved in the recent negotiations with the EU. He's also served as an official in the Business, Trade and Digital Departments in Government. He is the author of 'The Grad Job Game'​, which was serialised by 'The Chinese Weekly'​. Before this, he was the former CEO of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs, Microsoft Venture Judge and the London Mayor's Low Carbon Judge. I also work on policy. Johnny is in the 'Visible Chinese'​ index for high achievers in British Chinese culture. Johnny graduated from Durham University and briefly worked in KPMG. He was awarded a dissertation prize on colorectal cancer and graduated with a Natural Sciences degree in Biology, Business and Geography. Passionate in sports, Johnny was the 2009 National Schools Rowing Gold Medallist and Captain of Rowing. He has a boat named in his honour. Johnny lived in four countries, can speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin and has an interest in writing, smiling and meeting passionate people.