John Dawson

John Dawson is a Hong Kong-based markets reporter for Bloomberg Television. Dawson provides in-depth coverage of Asia Pacific business, political and economic news for Bloomberg's global television network.

Dawson, who joined Bloomberg in 1995, served as the lead European markets reporter for Bloomberg’s news service, covering stocks, bonds and currencies, before joining Bloomberg Television in 1997. His time in television has seen him anchor several of Bloomberg Television’s European-based programs, including a prime-time show focused on hedge fund managers. Dawson also recently served as a London-based markets reporter. Over the past 13 years, Dawson has interviewed over 6,000 CEOs, heads of state and leading investors and conducted exclusive interviews with former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch and former BP CEO Lord John Browne, among others. He also covered 3GSM, now the World Mobile Congress, for five years.

Dawson's reporting has been published in the International Herald Tribune, The Washington Times-Herald and The Financial Times. He has been nominated twice for Britain's Business Journalist of the Year award. He is a graduate of the University of London with a bachelor's degree in English and classics.