Strategy without geopolitics is preparation for yesterday.
As CEO of Geopolitical Strategy and Geopolitical Dispatch, Christian brings a rare combination of geopolitical and commercial insight to the boardroom, panel, or stage. Anchored in experience spanning geopolitics, crisis response, financial services, strategy, law, and regulation, he makes complex global developments accessible and actionable.
Christian leads Geopolitical Strategy, a global, independent geopolitical advisory firm that assists businesses and leaders act with confidence in a changing world order, and Geopolitical Dispatch, a daily intelligence brief trusted by tens of thousands of business leaders worldwide.
At Geopolitical Strategy, Christian helps businesses and financial institutions at the centre of geopolitics, a calm voice and practical operator in unprecedented global shifts in international relations. Prior to leading Geopolitical Strategy, Christian served as Head of Reform Strategy and Delivery at Australia’s National Emergency Management Agency, shaping the country’s response to large-scale crises and previously led on COVID-19 crisis responses. He advised on strategy and transformations at McKinsey & Company, and served in Australia’s Financial Services Royal Commission and the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System — helping reshape the governance, conduct and design of critical sectors. He started his career as an Australian financial services lawyer at Mallesons.
A compelling and highly engaging speaker, Christian is known for his ability to make complex global developments accessible, relevant, and actionable. He combines analytical rigour with commercial instinct, wit and humour and makes teams and audiences think, and laugh.
Christian holds a Master of Public Policy (Distinction) from the University of Oxford and First Class Honours degrees in law and international relations. He is based in Paris.
Talking Points
The New Geopolitics of Business
Geopolitics is now often the most critical risk and an opportunity for businesses. Drawing insights from a global network at the nerve centre of corporate strategy in the face of a changing world order, Christian explores how businesses can adapt and why.
The New Geopolitics of Business
Geopolitical Crises: Managing the crises you can’t control
With the biggest crises facing businesses increasingly beyond their control—an energy crisis, trade shock or international conflict—what is essential in crisis leadership today? Drawing on public and private-sector crisis experiences across financial services, pandemics, floods, and bushfires, geopolitical crisis response is explored.
Geopolitical Crises: Managing the crises you can’t control
Executive Workshops & Scenario-planning
Christian facilitates immersive workshops and simulations for boards, leadership teams and strategy sessions, helping test strategy under geopolitical stress. These sessions use diplomatic, strategy consulting and national security methods to explore real-world scenarios.
Executive Workshops & Scenario-planning
Event Host, MC & Panel Facilitator
As facilitator, MC or panel host, Christian applies a deep geopolitical knowledge and commercial experience to guide conversations with relevance and clarity. He brings together the issues of the day and the participants' strengths and skills to keep audiences focused and energised.
Event Host, MC & Panel Facilitator
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