Eurasia Group
Eurasia Group is a global political risk consultancy, founded in 1998.
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| Type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Consulting Professional Services |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Number of locations | Offices in London, Washington, D.C. and Tokyo |
| Key people | Alec Alenstein, COO Ian Bremmer, President David F. Gordon, Head, Research John Green, Director, Research Harry Harding, Counsellor Kevin Kajiwara, Director, Global Markets Ted Obenchain, Director, Government Relations DJ Peterson, Director, Corporate Services |
| Products | Professional Services |
| Revenue | Not Disclosed (~$60-100m est) |
| Employees | 125 full-time/ 500 part-time |
| Website | www.eurasiagroup.net |
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[edit] Overview
Eurasia Group is best known as the world's largest political risk consultancy[1][2] with offices in New York, Washington, London, and Tokyo and more than 125 full-time employees. The company also employs a network of 500 experts in 80 countries in Asia, Latin America, Europe & Eurasia, and Middle East & Africa--a profile The Economist magazine calls "an inspiration for any academic with a seemingly useless degree in political science."[3]
Eurasia Group is generally recognized to be the first to systematically bring political science as a discipline to Wall Street.[4] This approach includes the Eurasia Group Global Political Risk Index (GPRI)--the first qualitative comparative political and economic risk index designed specifically to measure stability in emerging markets. Developed over a ten-year period by experts in transitional politics and economics, the methodology provides an "early warning" system which helps anticipate critical trends and provides a measure for country capacity to withstand political, economic, security, and social shocks.[5]
Eurasia Group services include analytical research publications and tailored consulting and advisory services, as well as direct access to Eurasia Group analysts, on political trends and their impact on business, financial markets and the foreign investment climate. Eurasia Group's 400 clients include major investment banks, institutional investors, government agencies, and multinational corporations in numerous sectors.
Eurasia Group has a global strategic alliance with PricewaterhouseCoopers, launched in March 2006 to integrate political risk assessment into risk management capabilities for multinational corporations worldwide. In 2011, Eurasia Group also launched a partnership with Bank of America to provide research to wealth-management clients and develop investment portfolios based on geopolitical analysis.[6]
[edit] Top 10 Risks
In January every year, Eurasia Group releases the Top 10 Risks for the coming year, along with notable red herrings (issues of general concern not deemed a substantial risk by Eurasia Group).[7] Eurasia Group keeps the Top 10 Risks posted on their website for the remainder of the year.
In January 2010, Eurasia Group listed the deterioration in US-China relations as their top risk. The Chinese Foreign Ministry took up the report, responding by saying "China-US relations will face challenges in terms of Taiwan and Tibet issues, in addition to the two countries' economic and trade relations."[8]
In January 2011, Eurasia Group's top risk was the G-Zero, where "the world's major powers set aside aspirations for global leadership—alone, coordinated, or otherwise—and look primarily inward for their policy priorities. Key institutions that provide global governance become arenas not for collaboration but for confrontation."[9] In a G-Zero world, "The U.S. lacks the resources to continue as primary provider of public goods, and rising powers are too preoccupied with problems at home to welcome the burdens that come with international leadership."[10]
[edit] Acquisitions
In March 2005, Eurasia Group acquired the assets of Intellibridge, a Washington DC-based strategic advisory firm founded by former-National Security Advisor Anthony Lake and David Rothkopf.[11] Terms of the acquisition were not made public, though Intellibridge had received some $28 million in venture capital since being founded in 1999.
[edit] Advisory board
Eurasia Group's Advisory Board members are heads of industry and finance, many with previous government experience.[12] Notable members include internet visionary Vint Cerf, hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, Wall Street banker Sallie Krawcheck, former Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering, and Nomura executive Takumi Shibata.
[edit] Trivia
Like Bloomberg, Eurasia Group eschews private offices; all employees sit "on the floor" to facilitate communication.
Announcing a partnership with NYSE Euronext, Eurasia Group rang the opening bell [13] at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2009.
[edit] Similar companies
[edit] References
- ^ 2020 Visionaries
- ^ Here's How the World Works
- ^ Political-risk analysis | The new bull market | Economist.com
- ^ Countryrisk.com Reviews: Eurasia Group
- ^ Assessing the Predictive Powers of Country Risk Ratings and Governance Indicators
- ^ Bank of America Partners with Eurasia Group
- ^ Eurasia Group's President Ian Bremmer and Head of Research David Gordon announce Top Risks and Red Herrings for 2010
- ^ Sino-US ties top 2010 risks: Eurasia
- ^ Eurasia Group Top 10 Risks of 2011
- ^ Eurasia Group warns of global tension in 'era of G-Zero'
- ^ Eurasia Group establishes Washington, DC Office; Acquires Assets of Intellibridge Corporation. - Business Wire - HighBeam Research
- ^ Eurasia Group website--Who We Are
- ^ Eurasia Group rings opening bell at the NYSE
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Eurasia Group on Facebook
- Eurasia Group on Twitter
- Economist profile of Eurasia Group
- Eurasia Group profile -- Diary of a Political Scientist on Slate
- Google News on Eurasia Group
- PWC-Eurasia Group study on multinational corporations and political risk
- Eurasia Group's "The Call" in Foreign Policy
