Felton (Mac) Johnston is the Adviser for Political Risk and Arbitration to robert wray PLLC. Mr. Johnston has been involved in political risk mitigation for over 30 years. As Vice President for Insurance of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for 13 years, he had principal responsibility for OPIC's fast-growing and highly profitable insurance operations, including business production, underwriting and portfolio management, reinsurance negotiations, and product and program development. He had policy responsibility for OPIC's claims decisions, and was also a member of OPIC's senior management committee that considers large financing and insurance proposals.
Mr. Johnston has extensive experience in political risk mitigation, international banking and project finance. His clients have included OPIC, the World Bank, the World Bank-affiliated Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, U. S. Eximbank, the Government of the Philippines, several private political risk insurers and numerous investors in oil and gas, power, mining, transportation, construction, entertainment and other sectors. He has also served as an expert adviser and witness in political risk insurance arbitrations and judicial proceedings.
Mr. Johnston is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Colgate University and has an MA degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Johnston has written and spoken extensively on matters relating to political risk insurance and government performance guaranties. He has served as an arbitrator and expert witness. He also serves on a hearing committee for the District of Columbia Bar's Board on Professional Responsibility and on the Bar's Attorney-Client Arbitration Board panels.