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

Dr Eckart Woertz

Food & energy security