Executive Team

Diverse executive leadership roles, and advisory to governments. Founder of human performance R&D company, drove leadership and resilience training for military, police, and medical emergency sectors worldwide, and co-founded TAG with a successful exit.

Accomplished executive, pioneered advanced reconnaissance programs, USMC, security program for Indo-Pacific diplomatic missions, co-invented a patented MIT LL energy system, and co-founded TAG, achieving a successful exit.

Entrepreneur and private investor; advised $25B+ Mergers and Acquisitions at Morgan Stanley. Navy Intel Officer and advisor to CENTCOM Commander Petraeus; Ph.D. (Yale), M.P.A. (Princeton); Luce Scholar at Peking University, China.

Founder & Managing Partner of Transition Equity Partners, LLC (TEP), a growth equity and buyout private equity firm focused on the energy transition, including investments in renewable energy, decarbonization infrastructure, and clean energy supply chain and services. Prior to founding TEP, he was a Managing Director at BlackRock, where he ran its Energy & Power Private Equity practice and served on the Investment Committees of its Global Renewable Power and Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Funds.

Distinguished retired Senior Foreign Service Officer and former Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, excels in forging high-impact U.S. commercial, diplomatic, and security strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. Renowned for deep expertise in trade promotion, critical minerals supply chains, energy partnerships, investment facilitation, and political-risk navigation, he drives strategic advisory, government relations, market-entry execution, and transformative private-sector growth initiatives, fostering enduring economic opportunity and strengthened bilateral ties.

Distinguished former Senior Executive at the World Bank, excels in shaping global economic growth and development policies. Renowned for expertise in industrial technologies, FinTech, CBDC, and payments, he drives corporate governance, organizational reforms, and strategic financial implementations, fostering impactful cultural change.

Led advocacy on major legislative issues, skillfully building coalitions between lawmakers and grassroots groups. As a key strategist, he fostered strong relationships across Capitol Hill, aligning Congress, grassroots, and lobbyists.

Seasoned expert in national security, defense technology, and strategic investment, with over 20 years in the Pentagon, Treasury, and private sector.

Benjamin Jensen, CSIS Futures Lab director, pioneers AI in wargames, researching warfare and statecraft. He teaches at Marine Corps University, authored five books, served in the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and is an Army reserve officer.

Partner of Kilima International, specialized in connecting international investors, facilitating exchanges and collaborations between stakeholders in order to promote economic development and investment opportunities. 20 years of experience in banking IT management, strategic consulting, leadership, process optimization, project management, contract negotiation and management.

Business and legal counsel to enterprises in Greece, Germany, Cyprus, the U.A.E. and the U.S. Member of the Athens Bar Association active in banking, financial and international trade law. LL.M. from the University of Heidelberg. 

Grace Smith brings 15 years of expertise in government relations and economic transformation, leading global infrastructure and resource optimization projects. She has designed and implemented innovative economic programs worldwide.

Innovator in blockchain and quantum computing, enabling swift digital workflows on blockchain, emphasizing robust data security and integrity to foster efficiency and trust in cutting-edge technologies.

With 25 years in tech, led blockchain platform development, creating permissioned ledgers and smart contract systems for financial exchanges, customized to banking protocols, ensuring secure transactions.

Expert in economics and trade modeling, with expertise in quantifying economic impacts of natural assets, evaluating trade resilience, and applying advanced scenario analyses to inform strategic decision-making.

Financial services professional with expertise in M&A, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, equity and debt financing, deal structuring & negotiation, financial modeling, business development, mentoring and transaction team leadership.

Dodi brings 30 years of cross-sector expertise. Leading Bali’s USD 20 billion Urban Subway Project, he bridges private sector acumen with public policy. As Commissioner of PT Bali Kerthi Development Fund, Dodi advises on energy and infrastructure, having co-led Indonesia’s USD 700 billion infrastructure plan and designed USD 650 million in MCC grants.