Russell Hanks is a General Partner at Bsi Investment. He possess expertise in international relations, diplomacy, foreign policy, national security, politics and 45 more skills. He is proficient in Portuguese, Creoles and pidgins, Portuguese-based and Arabic. Colleagues describe him as "Intellectual honesty delivered with down to earth decorum. Russ provided keen insights with mind catching metaphor that could hook senior leadership and the newest person on the ground. Oh, sure he speaks Arabic and Portuguese, but his ability to transition through jargonese (military, diplomatic, and economic) built bridges of commonality across rivers of linguistic difference. I’ve seen him drop three catch phrases on a divided audience then pick up a unified group from that common ground and carry them forward with a singular idea that brings the strengths of each group into alignment. Russ Hanks; Interagency Synergist." and "While at ICAF, I was fortunate to work with Russ in the Land Combat Systems Industry Study. Throughout the 5 month-long seminar, Russ' insights and observations proved invaluable. His communication skills as a Foreign Service Officer served us all well as he oversaw the preparation of our comprehensive final report which was provided to senior DoD Acquisition leaders as well as leaders of industry."