When financial journalists need a voice that can cut through market noise and deliver clear, grounded analysis—especially on fast-moving topics like energy markets, geopolitical risk, and international trade dynamics—John Deal is a name they call. His commentary is direct, analytically sound, and rooted in real-world deal experience that separates useful insight from speculation. He has been quoted and featured in some of the most widely read financial publications in the world and remains actively engaged as a commentator on the subjects he knows best.
John is a keynote speaker and panelist who presents to audiences of investors, business owners, entrepreneurs, and deal-makers at deal-making and networking conferences nationally. His speaking topics track directly with his areas of ongoing research and commentary — which means they feel substantive and current, not recycled.
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John welcomes opportunities to speak, appear on panels, or contribute media commentary across the following topic areas:
"The longer this goes on the more time is going to be implied in a delay for things to normalize."
"Right now we're in this really binary situation where if they make a deal, prices are going to fall back down, if they don't make a deal, we might not have reached the ceiling yet."
"When in doubt, keep going. Don't compromise. Cultivate greatness in small things, in private, and the results will compound."
John is available for media interviews, panel appearances, and on-record analysis on the following subjects: