The SI Team

 

SI experts measure the comparative stability of areas in the Middle East, deploy both quantitative and qualitative assessments to provide timely information on key political drivers, highlight global events and evaluate their repercussions while demonstrating the economic and financial opportunities that may exist; the chance to shape policy in given territories and the ability to fulfil the objectives for sustainable and inclusive growth. Read their Biographies to acsertain the strength of our team...

 

Barak Seener - Founder & Chairman

 

Barak Seener is a policy and security expert, with specialist knowledge of the Middle East and the Gulf. Barak reconciles humanitarian and security considerations that enable the public and private sector to consider safe investment in key prospective market sectors.

 

Ilan Weinglass - International Economics Strategist

 

Ilan Michael Weinglass is an experienced business intelligence analyst, with a focus on the Arab world. He has worked as a business intelligence analyst at Kroll Associates and also served as Legislative Fellow for National Security Affairs to former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota).

 

Melanie Faldo - Press & Public Relations Director

 

Melanie Faldo is an experienced PR practitioner, business woman and author who has travelled the world extensively representing a broad portfolio of clients drawn from the worlds of business, sport and entertainment. After graduating from the University of Warwick, Melanie worked in the publishing industry writing articles for a number of newspapers and magazines.

 

Steve Rockall - Marketing & Communications Director

 

Steve boasts an eclectic mix, amassed over 30 years in marketing: creating award-winning business strategies & branding concepts, delivering: client acquisition & retention, funding and management on behalf of brands, agencies or as founder of his own companies, across the UK and Europe.

 

Stuart Williams - Advisor To The Chairman

 

Stuart has spent most of his career building stakeholder value for the companies he has worked for and/or owned, resulting in successful exits totaling over $800M in equity value. Stuart is a serial entrepreeur dedicated to leveraging the experiences he has gained through his business successes to effect change in people's lives.

 

James Byrne - Energy Expert

 

James Byrne is an experienced, London-based energy reporter, who specialises in energy markets, security and politics. He has covered, and reported from, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, China, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines.

 

Mark Hannam - Social Change Architect

 

Mark Hannam spent fourteen years working in the financial services industry, including three years at the Bank of England where he was a Senior Manager in the Foreign Exchange Division, and seven years at Barclays Global Investors, where he was a Managing Director in the Global Index and Markets Group.