Our People

Based in our Brussels office, Anna has extensive experience in international and public affairs, and geopolitics.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Anna worked at a law firm in Paris as a public affairs manager, and as a speechwriter for OECD's Secretary-general Angel Gurria.

Dan is Director of Communications & Public Policy at the Centre for Information Resilience. She specialises in government communications and capacity building and has spent significant time on-the-ground in African and Middle Eastern countries consulting on media handling, digital communications, and stakeholder engagement. She also sits on the Advisory Board for the Africa Chapter of the 50/50 Women on Boards Initiative. 

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Based in our London office, Anthony specialises in strategic message development and political communication, and has worked with clients across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Anthony worked for an international strategic consultancy, closely advising governments, ministers, and ambassadors.

Cameron was U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan from 2010 –2012, and to Serbia from 2007 – 2009. He served twice in Iraq, leading the first Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mosul and Baghdad. During his three decades as a career diplomat, he served as Director for Central Europe at the National Security Council under Presidents Clinton and Bush and completed postings in Warsaw, Prague, and Bonn. 

After retirement from the diplomatic service he became President and CEO of the EastWest Institute in New York.

Sam is Founder and CEO of Farasi Strategy Advisors Ltd, a firm providing investment and strategy advice to public and private sector clients.

Sam served in senior positions in the Government of Kenya between 2002 - 2012, including Economic Advisor at both the Ministry of Planning and State House as well as Deputy to the Head of Public Service at the Office of the President. 

Sir Richard was a Member of Parliament for 27 years, standing down in 2015. He was Chairman of the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2010 - 2015 and a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee from 2005 - 2010.

Sir Richard is an international lawyer by profession, and qualified as a solicitor specialising in maritime and commercial law.

Based in our Brussels office, Melissa has extensive experience in geopolitics and EU affairs spanning intergovernmental organisations, embassies and NGOs.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Melissa worked in the European Commission in the field of migration, culture and education, health, and humanitarian aid.

Based in our Paris office, Paulius specialises in issue management and media engagement for clients in the Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe. 

Before joining Project Associates, Paulius worked in the Baltics, and before that Dubai and Riyadh, advising a range of corporate and public sector clients on their communications strategies.

Based in our London office, Ana has experience in advising government and corporate clients in policy issues, strategic communications and crisis management.

Prior to joining ProjectAssociates, Ana worked at a global communications firm where she focused on energy and financial communications briefs and has previous experience working in elections campaigns in the LATAM region.

Oliver has had a longstanding career in politics, business and communications, international conference organisation and strategy consulting for political decision makers and business leaders.

Oliver founded a Munich-based strategic communications consultancy and previously was the Head of Communications for the Munich Security Conference.

Based in our Paris office, Jeanne works across a range of private, corporate, and government clients. 

Before joining Project Associates, Jeanne worked at the Institute Montaigne, where she analysed international politics and helped craft a book on French foreign policy.

Based in our London office, Sarah works across a range of projects for governments, organizations, and private clients in the UK and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Sarah worked for an NGO in Lebanon where she helped manage a nationwide development project.

Stefano was Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, Italian Permanent Representative at NATO and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Italian Embassy in Washington. He also served in Perth, Western Australia; New York (United Nations) and Moscow.

Stefano sits on the Board of Directors of the European Leadership Network in London, the Board of Directors of the Center for American Studies in Rome, and is non-resident Senior Fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security at the Atlantic Council. He was also Vice Chairman of Italian defence company OTO Melara. 

He was a Lieutenant in the Alpine corps of the Italian army, and a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He also has honours from the governments of France, Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Morocco and South Korea.

General Trinquand held several commanding positions in the French army and at international organisations. He took part in operations across the world, most notably in Lebanon and ex-Yugoslavia, where he advised the leadership of the UN forces in the field. More recently, as the head of the French military mission to the UN, he led the negotiations surrounding the deployment of French troops in Lebanon and Africa.

In 2010, he joined Group Marck, where he is Director of External Relations, responsible for managing the Group’s relationships with French officials and international governments.

Based in our London office, Leena supports the team with a wide range of finance functions.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Leena worked as Accounts Associate at a Risk Consultancy company working in accounts payable.

Based in our Paris office, Pietro has expertise in developing creative campaigns for multi-national corporations and high-net-worth individuals. He has also advised governments on complex communications and political issues.   

Before joining Project Associates, Pietro was a trainee solicitor at Cleary Gottlieb Hamilton & Steen, practising EU law and antitrust.

Based in our London office, Eugenie specialises in political advisory and media engagement for clients in West Africa and the Middle East.  

Prior to joining Project Associates, Eugenie was based in Dubai where she worked for a strategic communications consultancy specialising in providing strategic counsel to GCC governments on a range of complex issues. 

Nicholas Westcott is Professor of Practice in the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London, an Associate at Oxford University’s Department of Politics and International Relations, and a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School. He was Director of the Royal African Society from 2017-2023.

From 2011-17 he was Managing Director in the EU’s External Action Service in Brussels, firstly for Africa and then for the Middle East and North Africa.  

After completing a PhD in African history at Cambridge University, he worked from 1982-2011 for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in a number of posts in London, Brussels, Washington DC and in Africa, including (from 2008-2011) as British High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo.

Kate is a former British diplomat with specialist expertise in East and Central Asia. Since leaving the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2011, Kate has consulted private clients across a range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, aerospace, mining and real estate.

Kate is a published independent scholar on China and is a regular speaker on the European academic circuit.

Isabelle is an expert on the intersection of technology and election integrity. She has advised social tech platforms, political campaigns, governments, and non-profits for over ten years. As an adviser for Project Associates, she focuses on issues of technology and election integrity.

Isabelle currently serves as Head of Technology and Society at the institute of Strategic Dialogue, where she works on issues at the intersection of technology, disinformation and violent extremism. Previously, Isabelle served as Head of Global Election Integrity Policy at Tiktok, where she developed policies to combat Election Misinformation, Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior and Synthetic Media.

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