Brian is an international business advisor who integrates geopolitical analysis, macroeconomics and historical insight with his bottom up industry research and global network.

Upon earning his MBA from Northwestern University ‘s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Brian joined Credit Suisse and built a highly successful award winning career as a security analyst. First recognized by Institutional Investor in 1999, he eventually started his own firm where he and his teams won several subsequent awards.

Focusing on infrastructure, energy, industrials, education and trade, he often appears on CNBC Asia as well as other broadcast and print media in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Brian served as a Naval Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy, contributing to country studies, expeditionary warfare planning and intelligence collection.