Brexit: What is it, and why should I care?

David O’Rear is the Chief Economist at the London General Chamber of Commerce. At the Chamber, Mr. O’Rear manages overall economic policy with an emphasis on taxation, laws, regulations and major industrial sectors. He is responsible for drafting many of the Chamber’s submissions to government on policy issues, including the budget and policy address. He is a regular commentator on current events in print and electronic media.  After earning bachelors and masters degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, David moved from his native California to Asia in 1980, first to Taiwan for language study and later to Hong Kong where he has lived and worked since 1984 in the areas of economic, political and business conditions analysis.