Rebecca is a director in Control Risks’ EMEA Business Intelligence practice covering the Middle East and North Africa. She leads complex strategic intelligence, market entry/exit support and investigative assessments across the region. Rebecca is focused on advisory work in operationally complex and informationally opaque jurisdictions, gathering intelligence to inform our clients’ understanding of commercial, political and threat dynamics.
Recent tasks that Rebecca has worked on include:
Rebecca joined Control Risks in 2017, initially working in the company’s MENA hub in Dubai and relocating to London in 2020. From Control Risks’ UK headquarters, Rebecca reports to regional management based in the UAE. She acts as the team’s representative within Europe, including for UK- and Europe-based clients with interests in the MENA region.
Prior to joining Control Risks, Rebecca worked for an international charitable arts organisation. She has worked and travelled extensively in complex environments, including in Iran, Syria, Iraq and Ukraine. Rebecca has a master’s degree in Persian and English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, with a focus on Persian language and Iranian politics and literature.