Team Members

Founder and CEO of the Centre for Economic Security.

Strategy advisor working with governments, corporations, foundations and political parties. Special Advisor to the DSRB Development Group. Research affiliate at MIT Sloan. Co-founded the MIT Murray Lab for Deep Tech and Geopolitics in 2023.

Founder and Managing Director of Minerva SRM, specialising in social risk management services. Over 25 years in the British Army, focusing on stabilisation and counter-insurgency, including deployments in Afghanistan and Kenya. Certified conflict negotiator.

Over 20 years in marketing, communications and digital leadership. Founder of W’A.I, an AI consultancy specialising in AI applications for business management. Has worked with global brands including American Express, HSBC and BlackRock.

CEO and Managing Partner of LDT Ventures, a strategic advisory group specialising in advanced combat robotics, aerospace innovation, biofuels, critical minerals, resilience strategies and strategic communications. Formerly senior fellow and director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at CSIS.

Managing Director of Strategy & Innovation at Sapient. Non-executive director for a number of sustainability and resilience-focused ventures. Deep expertise in human-centered design, strategy and innovation.

Assistant Professor for Defence & Security at Rabdan Academy in the UAE. Previously Strategy Team Leader at UK Strategic Command. PhD from Glasgow, Associate Fellow at RUSI. Book on Integrated Deterrence out 2025.

Bestselling author, leadership speaker and strategic advisor. Named one of Inc.’s “Top 100 Leadership Speakers.” Founded Red Team Thinking® in 2015 and became the first civilian to graduate from the U.S. Army’s Red Team Leader Program.

CEO of Encompass with nearly 40 years of experience in Defence and Security. Former Brigadier General in the British Army, advising NATO’s Military Committee. Awarded the OBE and NATO’s Meritorious Service Medal.

Founder of Bain Commodities Research Ltd, macroeconomist specialising in commodities. Member of the advisory panel of the Office of Budget Responsibility. Former Chief Commodities Economist at Capital Economics and head of commodities at The Economist Intelligence Unit.