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London, England, Gb

- I lead a global programme to improve how Meta - one of the world's largest and highest profile companies - identifies, escalates and manages a wide range of critical security, operational, legal and reputational risks related to geopolitics, security, regulation, supply chains and more.- This role covers direct risks to Meta and wider societal "on-platform" risks relating to Meta's family of apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram).- This involves providing both strategic direction and hands-on tactical support to a large team of 60 analysts, located in 4 global hubs (London, San Francisco, Singapore and Sao Paolo).- This is an embedded consulting role provided by Mitie, a listed UK FTSE 250 company which delivers world-class outsourcing security and intelligence services.

London, United Kingdom

- I led PwC’s dynamic, innovative and high-performing Geopolitical Risks Analysis team, which includes analysts based in London, Dubai and Johannesburg.- My team provided expert, timely, and forward-looking assessments of a wide range of political, security, cyber, and economic risks to PwC's leaders.- This played a key role in supporting PwC's $43bn annual revenue global business and protecting the firm's 280,000 people, 800 offices and 800,000+ electronic devices in 160+ countries.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- I led the global geopolitical and security risk forecasting team at Falanx Assynt (formerly Stirling Assynt) which is part of Falanx, the cyber-security company.- This included managing Falanx's suite of products and services, and managing our 12 embedded analysts, who were sat in 6 blue chip firms in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the US.- I was the primary point of contact for 20+ key international clients, successfully building and developing these relationships, and I also played a key role in winning new clients and business.Initially appointed as Head, Political and Security Risk.

Singapore

- Managed 6 editors located in Singapore, London and Delhi.- Oversaw highly complex intelligence and analysis process, involving the publication of 600+ reports, briefings and alerts per month, covering diverse issues relating to political violence, social and labour unrest, crime, and natural disasters.Initially appointed as Deputy Managing News Editor.

Honourary position at leading research institute.

Bath, United Kingdom

Principal analyst and communications manager at leading global risk analysis and mapping firm.

London, United Kingdom

I led the six-strong research team at this unique, innovative, and high profile counter-terrorism think-tank, which was founded and led by former Islamist extremists and jihadists. In addition, I simultaneously led and managed Quilliam’s two-person PR/Government Affairs and social media team, giving the organisation an extremely high international profile, and engaging extensively with the media, politicians and government.Initially appointed as Senior Research Fellow.

London, United Kingdom

Senior Research Fellow at Civitas, the leading liberal/centre-right thinktank, focusing on issues such as terrorism, integration and foreign policy. Subsequently, Deputy Director of Civitas' Centre for Social Cohesion unit.Also responsible for PR, communications and media relations.

Middle East, Europe, Africa

Doha, Qatar

Senior editor for al-Jazeera's English language website, based in Doha.

Europe, Middle East, Africa

Freelance print and radio journalist covering security issues in Europe, Middle East, North Africa for a range of media including Sunday Telegraph, Christian Science Monitor, Sunday Times, Evening Standard, San Francisco Chronicle. Reported from around a dozen countries including: Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Morocco, Djibouti, Denmark, Sweden etc.

London, United Kingdom

Producer and broadcast journalist on BBC Radio 5's award-winning 'Wake up to money' radio programme.

Sanaa, Yemen

Sub-editor and reporter at weekly English-language newspaper in Yemen.

Baghdad, Iraq

Oil and energy news reporter in Baghdad, Iraq.

Baghdad, Iraq

Assistant editor for a start-up English-language newspaper based in Baghdad, Iraq.

Baghdad, Iraq

Reporter for a start-up English-language newspaper in Baghdad, Iraq.

Sanaa, Yemen

Sub-editor at weekly English-language newspaper in Yemen.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Near And Middle Eastern Studies

Thesis: 'Islamism and the nation state'

Ba (1St Class), History