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The firm leverages over two decades of worldwide experience to identify opportunities in emerging economies and expanding sectors, helping clients stay ahead of a rapidly shifting global landscape.
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Published insights in the world's leading financial and foreign policy outlets.
Brian P. Klein
Twenty years of experience analyzing geopolitical, economic, and market dynamics across public and private sectors. Former diplomatic service at the White House and State Department. Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow stationed in Japan. Regular contributor to Barron's, Nikkei Asia, and the South China Morning Post.
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