Harmattan Risk was established in London, UK in 2006 by Robert McKellar. Robert holds an MA in Political Science from Canada, with emphasis on instability and terrorism, and a Master of International Business from France with a focus on emerging market entry and operations. He also studied Arabic in Tunis for a year.

 

Robert held senior consultant positions in both international strategic marketing and risk consulting firms before establishing Harmattan Risk. He has conducted project work on the ground in North Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan, and has briefly worked in other developing regions. His consulting experience has mainly focused on the private sector but he has also worked with NGOs and donor organisations, and has experience in security sector reform projects in post-conflict environments.

 

Discretion, business ethics and impartiality guide Harmattan's professional ethos, and we are sensitive to a client's own ethical concerns when operating in sensitive terrain. Harmattan Risk is fully independent, and we maintain independence as a factor in impartiality and the freedom to exercise sound judgement. 

Harmattan’s immediate network includes experienced experts in emerging market country and regional intelligence, overseas security, corporate social responsibility, and Middle East market entry.

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We are currently based in Izmir, Turkey.