Michael Wellman
Author, management consultant, aerospace and security expert
About
Following service as an officer in the United States Army, Michael spent over forty years in international investment banking eventually specializing in the aerospace & defense sector. With senior roles at Citibank, Bank of America, Schroders, Bear Stearns, and the Industrial Bank of Japan, his career took him from New York to London, Tokyo, and Buenos Aires — giving him an insider's understanding of the military-industrial landscape and geopolitical forces that underpin In the Jaws of the Dragon. He is currently a Managing Director at TrueNorth Capital Partners. He speaks five languages and holds a multi-engine instrument rating as a pilot.
In the Jaws of the Dragon is his debut novel. Drawing on decades of first-hand experience in the corridors of international finance and defence, it imagines a near-future conflict between China and Japan. Meticulously researched and chillingly grounded in geopolitical reality, it marks the arrival of a distinctive new voice in the thriller genre.
Praise
Praise for In the Jaws of the Dragon
Last night I finished n the Jaws of the Dragon, overwhelmed by the outcome. And already waiting for the sequel. Michael Wellman has done an absolutely incredible job of taking a topical story, creating an international cast of top level political and military characters, adding layer and layer of plausible technical and military details, and concluding with a terrifying and unexpected, history altering event.
~ Peter H Bellows
