Our people

Senior by design. Discreet by instinct.

We hire for judgement. Our partners and directors have spent careers inside ministries, regulators, intelligence services and newsrooms — and we keep our pyramid deliberately flat.

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Eleanor Whitcombe

Founding Partner

Former HM Diplomatic Service; 20 years advising sovereigns and Fortune 500 boards.

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Marcus Reinhardt

Head of Geopolitics

Ex-NATO political affairs; expert on transatlantic security and Eastern Europe.

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Aiko Tanaka

Head of Asia–Pacific

Tokyo and Singapore-based; two decades covering Greater China and ASEAN.

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James Okafor

Head of Investigations

Former intelligence officer; leads our integrity due diligence practice.

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Sofia Marchetti

Director, EU Affairs

Fifteen years in Brussels across the Commission and the Parliament.

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Daniel Acharya

Director, US Practice

Capitol Hill veteran; advises on trade, sanctions and technology policy.

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Priya Vasquez

Head of Communications

Crisis counsel to listed companies; ex-FT and Reuters correspondent.

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Henrik Lindqvist

Senior Advisor, Energy

Former IEA; advises on energy transition policy across G20 capitals.

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