ABOUT US

Connecting the dots is what we're all about.

Our deepest commitment

To help clients understand how geopolitics and macroeconomic forces affect their business today and in the future, and make better choices towards becoming more resilient, efficient and adaptable to new realities. We are here to deliver impact, not to be interesting.

Our history

We are a division of Expeditors, one of the world’s foremost supply-chain companies. At our origin is a very simple question often posed by business leaders across the world: how do we make sense of the impact that geopolitics and macroeconomics will have on our businesses, especially our supply chains?

Geopolitics and macroeconomics are widely talked about, but often separately. They can be too complex to connect with business insights. Companies understand that they matter, but sometimes struggle to see how in concrete, quantifiable ways. Or they understand how, but don’t see where it is all going in the future.​

We are the first firm to fill that gap. We are not afraid to make a call about the future of macro forces. We look at geopolitics and macroeconomics in an integrated way. We only deliver actionable insights that matter to client aspirations– our priority is to help clients make decisions, not just be better informed. We are client-first, evidence-driven and data-focused.

Our values

We are unbiased, impartial, and neutral.
We say what we mean, and mean what we say.
We put the client's needs ahead of our own.
We deliver on our promises and strive to go beyond.
Fernanda Kroup
Fernanda Kroup

Vice President | Head of Onyx Strategic Insights

Adam Karson
Adam Karson

Chief Economist

Craig Elwin
Craig Elwin

Head of Business Development

Nicolaas Beehler
Nicolaas Beehler

Head of Business Performance & Technology

Melissa Taylor
Melissa Taylor

Director of Geopolitical Research

Elizabeth Rust
Elizabeth Rust

Practice Lead, Global Trade Policy & Economics

Suryo Nugroho
Suryo Nugroho

Senior Analyst, Southeast Asia

Olivia Tan Jia Yi
Olivia Tan Jia Yi

Senior Analyst, China

Matthew Mckenzie
Matthew Mckenzie

Data Architect

Gabriela Yáñez
Gabriela Yáñez

Economist