Dr. Robert Besseling

PANGEA-RISK is a specialist intelligence advisory that provides commercially relevant and actionable forecasts on country risk to support clients’ risk mitigation strategies and help identify new business opportunities. Robert founded PANGEA-RISK in 2015 after pursuing a career in political risk forecasting at industry-leading firms in the UK and US.

At PANGEA-RISK, Robert leads a team of partners, researchers, and contributing analysts to produce commercially relevant and actionable analysis and forecasts on political, security, and economic risk across emerging markets with a focus on Africa and the Middle East. Robert also retains the lead on many consulting projects for blue chip corporations in a wide variety of sectors.

Robert is regularly invited to speak at major international conferences on topics such as metals and mining, trade and export finance, and global security matters. He frequently moderates ministerial panels and has interviewed multiple African heads of state and government during his career. Robert makes frequent appearances on televised media, as well as contributions to international print media. He has travelled extensively on the continent and calls Africa his ‘home’.