New Chief Executive Officer
Nader Mousavizadeh
A former Goldman Sachs investment banker and UN official, Nader Mousavizadeh adds geostrategic advisory expertise to industry-leading global strategic analysis.
Tuesday, 7 September, 2010
Oxford Analytica, the leading global strategic analysis and advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Nader
Mousavizadeh as Chief Executive Officer. Mr Mousavizadeh was previously the founder and
Managing Director of Archipelago Partners, a geostrategic advisory firm focused
on providing strategic advice to corporations and governments in emerging
markets.
Prior to establishing Archipelago Partners, Mr Mousavizadeh was an investment
banker at Goldman Sachs, working in the Financial Industries M&A group in New
York, and latterly based in Europe with a number of global client relationships.
Previously he was Special Assistant to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan from
1997-2003 and a UN Political Officer in Bosnia- Herzegovina in 1996.
Oxford Analytica was founded in 1975 by Dr David Young to draw on the
knowledge and intellectual capital of Oxford and other universities and research
institutions around the world to provide business and government leaders with
authoritative analysis of the political and economic impact of global events.
Oxford Analytica has since developed an international reputation as the industry
standard for strategic intelligence on geopolitical, macroeconomic and social
developments worldwide and provides this service to over 50 governments and
150 ‘Fortune 500’ companies and financial institutions.
Dr David Young, Founder and Chairman of Oxford Analytica, said, “We are
delighted to welcome Nader, with his knowledge and breadth of international
diplomatic and business experience, as our new CEO. We are proud of our 35-
year record of providing unique analysis of the global political and economic
drivers behind significant events. Under his leadership, we will grow the
importance of our analysis and advice to our established corporate, investor and
governmental client base as they look to capitalise on the many opportunities
that exist, especially in emerging markets.”
“Global macro political and economic insight is more important than ever to
investors as well as business and political leaders around the world." Mr
Mousavizadeh said. “As a leading provider of proprietary and independent
macro analysis, Oxford Analytica has served as a unique source of strategic
intelligence to its public and private clients. Going forward, we will serve our
global client base as both analysts and advisors – understanding that our
geostrategic expertise can be as valuable during a transaction, negotiation, or
investment as it is in its preparation.”
Geopolitical analysis for investors and corporations that helps to identify the
bigger macro issues – whether regulatory, political or sovereign - in M&A
transactions is becoming more important as new markets open up around the
world. “We are at a tipping point in emerging and frontier markets and Oxford
Analytica’s unique insights into macro political and economic factors can turn
risks into opportunities for our global client base through our analytical and
advisory services,” Mr Mousavizadeh said.
