Martin Walker is now in his third successful career, his first being 30 years in journalism for The Guardian and United Press International, a second of 10 years with think tanks, including the World Policy Council, the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars and as Director of the Global Business Policy Council.

He is now a widely read writer and novelist, and has sold 7 million books in 19 languages, best known for his Bruno Chief of Police series, some short stories and in recent years The Bruno Cookbook written with his wife, Julia, and awarded the Gourmand International Prize as the world’s best French cookbook. He is also a Grand Consul of the wines of the Bergerac, and was awarded a gold medal by the French government for his service to tourism.