Damien is the founder and CEO of Geopolitical Strategy, a firm specialising in advising corporates and financial institutions on geopolitical risk. Prior to founding the firm, Damien held senior positions at the International Chamber of Commerce and served as a diplomat in Moscow as well as a foreign policy advisor, trade negotiator and international lawyer with the Australian foreign service. Damien writes regularly for Geopolitical Dispatch on the intersection of international affairs and business.