Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Co-Founder and Managing Partner. He leads the firm's Geopolitical Risk practice and serves on the faculty at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Leadership & Global Expertise
Senior specialists at the intersection of policy, economics, and risk — drawn from government, finance, academia, and journalism.
Leadership
Christine Post
Director of Operations
Aurora's Director of Operations. Also leads Student Experience at Northwestern Kellogg's Executive MBA program.
Dimitris Valatsas, CFA
Co-founder & Chief Economist
Co-Founder and Chief Economist of Aurora Macro Strategies. He has over a decade of experience advising global asset managers and hedge funds on G-3 monetary policy and macroeconomic strategy.
Senior Specialists
Tobias Harris
Japan
World-recognized expert on Japanese politics, policy, and macroeconomics. Former Japan analyst at Teneo Intelligence.
José Ignacio Hernández
International Arbitration & Sovereign Debt
One of Latin America's foremost experts on public debt and restructurings. Former Special Attorney General of Venezuela. Harvard Kennedy School fellow.
Maximilian Hess
Russia, Eurasia & Geo-economics
Founder of Enmetena Advisory and author of 'Economic War: Ukraine & the Global Conflict between Russia and the West.'
Senior Advisors
Dany Bahar
Labor, Immigration & AI
Associate Professor of Practice at Brown University, non-resident senior fellow at Brookings, senior fellow at the Harvard Growth Lab.
Suddha Chakravartti
Geopolitics, International Development & India
Heads CUTS International, Geneva, focused on trade and development. 15+ years across international affairs and academia.
Dennis Chookaszian
Corporate Governance, Private Investment & Tech
Former chairman and CEO of CNA Insurance. Adjunct Professor at Chicago Booth, teaching Corporate Governance.
Sergio Delgado
Energy & Pemex
Extensive experience in Mexican energy as investor and advisor on financing and debt restructuring. Former Senior Portfolio Manager at Aventicum Capital.
Dmitry Grozoubinski
International Trade Policy
Internationally recognized trade expert and author of 'Why Politicians Lie About Trade.' Former Australian diplomat and trade negotiator.
Richard Lapper
Brazil
Former Financial Times Latin America editor. Author of 'Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro' and the forthcoming 'Lula!'.
Damien Ma
China & Southeast Asia
Director of Carnegie China and Maurice R. Greenberg Director's Chair. Founder of MacroPolo; previously built the China practice at Eurasia Group.
John Paul Rollert
Ethical Capitalism, Generational Wealth & Leadership
University of Chicago's in-house ethicist for business. Teaches leadership and ethics at Harvard and Chicago Booth.
Hani Sabra
Political Risk, Middle East
Founder of Alef Advisory; previously headed Eurasia Group's Middle East practice for over a decade.
Stan Veuger
Macroeconomics, Fiscal & Monetary Policy
Senior fellow in economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Editor of AEI Economic Perspectives.
Lesley Anne Warner
Sub-Saharan Africa, Political Risk & Security
Two decades managing political transitions and stabilization across Sub-Saharan Africa. Former Deputy Assistant Administrator at USAID.
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