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Dan Arenson

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Dan Arenson joined J.S. Held in May of 2022 as part of J.S. Held's acquisition of GPW. Dan manages a broad range of projects providing geopolitical and operational guidance to companies on emerging markets worldwide. He specializes in advising multinational development banks on integrity and reputational risks ahead of a potential investment. With over a decade of experience in political risk, Dan has previously worked as a senior editor at a Middle East-focused security risk consultancy and as an intelligence analyst at Vodafone. Prior to joining the sector, Dan worked as a political aide to a Member of Parliament.

Dan's recent work includes integrity due diligence assignments for international financial institutions in a range of countries, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria; stakeholder advisory work on critical minerals in Indonesia; asset reviews of high-risk mining assets in Mexico, the Philippines, and Algeria; and market entry support on the Iraqi business climate.

Dan is fluent in English, Russian, and French. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Russian & French from the University of Oxford.

Dan was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2024 Global Risk Report.

Key Expertise

  • Political Risk
  • Integrity Due Diligence
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Market Entry Strategies

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