Languages:
- English
- German
- French
- Arabic
Regional expertise:
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Asia Pacific
- Western Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Middle East and North Africa
Education:
- BA Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin
- MPhil Modern Middle Eastern Studies, Oxford University
Julian leads our global commercial intelligence practice and our operations in the DACH region.
Julian brings extensive experience advising senior leaders in both politics and business. This follows almost a decade of service in the German government, culminating in his role as Foreign Policy Advisor to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and several years within the risk advisory sector including as a founding partner at Sapheneia Advisors.
He brings a deep expertise in global strategic human source intelligence projects, with a focus on new market entry, regulatory risk, senior hires, reputational checks, and geopolitics.
He has overseen critical assignments for a broad spectrum of clients, including numerous NASDAQ, FTSE, and DAX-listed companies, as well as a wide array of private equity and sovereign wealth funds. His work has encompassed strategic investments and high volume global M&A transactions.
Project highlights
- Regulatory insights in EU, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, USA focused on energy, defence, tech and healthcare.
- Geopolitical risk advisory on US-China relations, Ukraine-Russia conflict, and multiple crises in the Middle East.
- New market entry projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar.