The New Helsinki Process brings expert evidence, committee deliberation and successive drafting together in the development of the Helsinki Manual on Corporate Geoeconomics.
Steering Committee
Rapporteur leadership supporting the Steering Committee and all five committees. This subsection does not purport to be the full Steering Committee membership roll.
Dr. Jens Hillebrand Pohl
Chief Rapporteur
Dr. Jens Hillebrand Pohl is President and Secretary-General of Helsinki Geoeconomics Society, Director of Helsinki Geoeconomics School and Editor-in-Chief of Hegemon and Springer Studies in Law & Geoeconomics. His work concerns international economic law, economic security and geoeconomics.
Deirdre Duquette
Co-Assistant Chief Rapporteur
Deirdre Duquette’s work focuses on trade policy, international macroeconomics and finance, drawing on a background in development and impact evaluation. She has studied International Economic Policy at Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs and worked in the Secretary General’s office at the International Chamber of Commerce on multilateral trade and the ICC Compact for Trade, Growth and Jobs.
Manasi Pendharkar
Co-Assistant Chief Rapporteur
Manasi Pendharkar has studied international economic policy at Sciences Po and holds a BSc in Economics from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Her experience includes policy research on trade and economic development and work with the Pune International Centre.
Phuong Pham
Senior Rapporteur, Coordination
Phuong Pham researches international relations, economic interdependence and sanctions. His academic training includes political science at Duke University and international relations at Queen Mary University of London. His research examines firms’ responses to sanctions, global value chains and economic security.
Hao Nan
Senior Rapporteur, Economic Security Policy
Hao Nan works across geopolitics, geoeconomics and technology policy. His academic training includes a Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore and international law at Université catholique de Louvain, with research interests spanning regional connectivity, trade and economic security.
Joel Christoph
Senior Rapporteur, Business Practice
Joel Christoph works at the intersection of corporate geoeconomics, economic security regulation and technology governance. His research experience includes the European University Institute, the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and policy work on technology supply chains, infrastructure finance and international economic governance.
Strategic Trade and Market Access
Ryan Wu
Lead Rapporteur
Ryan Wu is a policy professional specialising in geoeconomics, financial technology and foreign policy. His experience includes public affairs at the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology and research at RUSI’s Centre for Finance and Security. His academic background includes Oxford and Hong Kong Baptist University.
Ray Jerram
Policy Rapporteur
Ray Jerram has experience in parliamentary scrutiny, public accountability and economic security policy. His work has included drafting and editing briefing papers and parliamentary reports for the UK House of Commons, alongside research on emerging technologies, critical supply chains and Asia-Pacific political risk.
Ben Thompson
Business Rapporteur
Ben Thompson’s research interests include Eurasian geopolitics, Russian and post-Soviet politics, trade and energy markets. He holds an MA in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics from University College London and has pursued doctoral research in political science at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Foreign Investment and Ownership Control
Elian Jorand
Lead Rapporteur
Elian Jorand works across public policy, economics and law. His experience includes geopolitical research at the Soufan Group, research on sustainable energy and the Digital Silk Road, and work with the French Senate. His graduate studies span Columbia University and Sciences Po.
Anvesh Jain
Policy Rapporteur
Anvesh Jain is an Ontario-qualified lawyer whose work spans national security law, investment policy and international affairs. His experience includes NATO Allied Command Transformation, the Senate of Canada and the OECD Investment Division. He holds a JD from the University of Ottawa.
Dean Sammanthan
Business Rapporteur
Dean Sammanthan’s research experience includes the geopolitics of telecommunications infrastructure at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and monetary-policy research at KOF Swiss Economic Institute. His academic background includes mechanical engineering at the University of Edinburgh and research on undersea telecommunications cables.
Finance, Monetary Power, and Sanctions
Dr. Sinem Y. Toraman
Lead Rapporteur
Sinem Y. Toraman is an economist whose research interests include international finance, macrofinance and macroeconomics. She holds a PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Her research addresses exchange rates, asset purchases, geopolitical risk and capital flows.
Rudra Saigal
Policy Rapporteur
Rudra Saigal has experience in macroeconomic analysis, market-policy research and sustainable finance, including work with Market Policy Partners and the United Nations. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Southern California and has pursued graduate studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Santiago Previde
Business Rapporteur
Santiago Previde has experience in macroeconomic research and political-risk analysis at the International Monetary Fund, FrontierView and the government of Buenos Aires Province. He holds an MA in International Economics and Relations from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
Industrial Strategy, Technology, and Production Networks
Jira Trinetkamol
Lead Rapporteur
Jira Trinetkamol has worked on government affairs, political intelligence and regulatory analysis in Southeast Asia. His experience includes Vriens & Partners and the US Chamber of Commerce. His academic background spans political science, economics and urban studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Jesus Renzullo
Policy Rapporteur
Jesus Renzullo’s research connects supply chains, climate change, conflict and the geoeconomics of the energy transition. His academic background includes public policy at the University of Erfurt and international affairs at the Central University of Venezuela, alongside doctoral research in political science at Hamburg.
Lorist Bowen-Dodoo
Business Rapporteur
Lorist Bowen-Dodoo has a background in international relations, geopolitics and political economy. His professional experience includes corporate services at CH Group, higher-education project support at the British Council and research support at the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations.
Data, Digital Infrastructure, and Algorithmic Governance
Ethel Hui Yan Tan
Lead Rapporteur
Ethel Hui Yan Tan is a policy professional whose work spans public governance, trade, digitalisation and international development. Her experience at the World Trade Organization and OECD includes digital-trade policy, emerging technologies, institutional research and cross-border cooperation across Asia, Europe and the MENA region.
Dyuti Pandya
Policy Rapporteur
Dyuti Pandya researches the international political economy of technology, trade law and digital regulation. Her work has addressed emerging technologies, data governance, standards-setting and digital platforms, including research at the European Centre for International Political Economy. She holds an LL.M. in International Trade Law.
Michael Dekhtyar
Business Rapporteur
Michael Dekhtyar is a graduate student at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, concentrating in Geoeconomics, Business, and Finance. He previously worked as a Research Analyst at Project Liberty, a technology-policy initiative in New York.