Jean is a Partner in our Intelligence & Analysis practice, based in London. She works with large corporates and multinational groups, private equity and asset managers, with a focus on highly regulated sectors with material exposure to political transition and emerging markets.
Jean is a trusted senior advisor with 14 years of experience on issues where judgement, credibility and experience matter as much as analysis. She assists clients with market entry, expansion and exit decisions; board and investor concerns about political, security and operational exposure; and geopolitical risk affecting growth, investment and M&A transactions. Calm, credible and commercially minded, Jean is passionately committed to responsible investment, grounded in ethics.
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Clients value working with Jean because she tests assumptions constructively, focuses on outcomes, and operates confidently across cultures and political contexts. She is also candid with clients at all levels about what is feasible, and what isn’t in their best interests. By bringing clarity to complex situations, she enables her clients to act.
Jean previously served as partner and head of markets and partnerships for the UK and Ireland, and before that led business development for our global risk analysis practice across EMEA. Before joining Control Risks, she enjoyed a varied career across investment banking and international development within the UN system.
She holds an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, a BA in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, and a diploma from Sciences Po Paris. She has authored and contributed to peer-reviewed publications on development finance and holds a certificate in risk management from the Institute of Risk Management. In addition to her native English, Jean speaks French and German.