Maximilian (Max) Hess is a London-based political risk analyst, writer, adviser, and foreign policy consultant. He is the founder of Enmetena Advisory and also serves a non-resident fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
Max's research focuses on sovereignty, financial markets, international relations and political economy, and the interaction between these fields. His consulting experience includes major insurance companies, government agencies, multinational banks, hedge funds, commodities traders and large retailers.
Max has written for The Financial Times, New Statesman, Al Jazeera, The Moscow Times, Foreign Policy, and The Telegraph, amongst others.
He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College and the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. Max has given presentations and lectures at a variety of venues including Harvard University's Davis Center, the US Army War College, and University College London.
Max's expertise has been quoted in outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, Der Spiegel, and The Financial Times, and he is a frequent TV and radio guest on stations such as the BBC, CNBC, NPR, and Channel 4.
Max has an enduring passion for all things related to the Republic of Georgia, and serves as Secretary of the British-Georgian Society.