Owain Johnson

Owain Johnson is the Global Head of Research and Product Development at the CME Group. The research and product development team develops new risk management products as well as ensuring the continued relevance of CME Group’s current suite of key benchmarks. The team also produces original research into financial and commodity derivatives and their underlying markets around the world. Johnson previously served as CME Group’s Managing Director of Energy Research and Product Development. Before that, Johnson was previously the Managing Director of the Gulf Mercantile Exchange as well as Executive Director of CME Group Singapore. Before joining CME Group in 2010, Johnson served as Asia Business Development Manager for Argus Media. Johnson is the author of “The Price Reporters: A Guide to PRAs and Commodity Benchmarks” and “40 Classic Crude Oil Trades: Real-Life Examples of Innovative Trading”. Johnson earned his master’s degree from Cambridge University.