Advisors
Our advisors form a core part of our value proposition. They provide practical knowledge, unique insights based on experience and deep subject matter expertise on key sectoral, geographical and institutional areas of relevance to our clients, spanning energy, minerals, trade, water, defence, security, and broader government policy trends.
They hold or have held key positions in academia, international organizations, government, think tanks, the private sector and non-profits. They are called upon on an ad-hoc basis for specific client needs and operate under strict confidentiality requirements, with rigorous information compartmentalization to protect our clients.
Our pool of experts is expanded through our partnership with Othrys, an international group of senior career professionals from the fields of defence, intelligence, cyber, legal, security, technology, development and diplomacy. Othrys Associates complement and enhance our offering notably on policy and fact finding assignments..
Selected advisors
Dr Izak Atiyas
Economics & industrial policy
Adel Bakawan
EU - Turkey / Iraq relations
Kate Dourian
Energy markets
Dr Jonathan Fulton
Sino-Gulf relations
Raiman Al-Hamdani
Yemen stabilisation and development
Dr Bernard Haykel
Arab identity, Islam and social history of the GCC
Dr Steffen Hertog
GCC economics and political economy
Dr Martin Keulertz
Food & water security
David Rundell
Saudi - US relations
Dr Jean Francois Seznec
Economic & Industrial Policy
Michael Stephens
Europe-Gulf relations
Dr Mohammed Al-Sudairi
Sino-Gulf relations
Dr Paul J. Sullivan
Energy and Environmental Security
Dr Omar Al-Ubaydli
GCC countries' economics expert