Diplomatic Powerhouse Will Help Clients Navigate Complex Geopolitical Landscape
McLarty Associates, an Ankura Company, is excited to announce the launch of a new practice to help empower companies across a range of sectors to navigate the increasingly dynamic global landscape of energy and critical minerals. Leading this new practice is Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, who most recently served as the United States' chief energy diplomat leveraging energy resources to advance the security of the United States and its allies and partners around the world.
Ambassador Pyatt is a 35-year Career Foreign Service veteran and senior leader steeped in international energy, geopolitics, and European and Asian affairs. His service as a United States Ambassador included six years as Chief of Mission in Athens and three more in Kyiv, Ukraine, where he led the U.S. response to the Maidan popular movement, the resulting revolution, and Russia's invasion of Crimea.
"Energy, critical minerals, and supply chain strategies are remaking geopolitics, creating enormous economic competition, and galvanizing changes in governance around the world in dramatic ways. That's why we believed it was essential to launch this new practice and recruit the right person to lead it," said Ambassador Lee Feinstein, President of McLarty Associates. "Geoff Pyatt is an esteemed diplomat uniquely experienced in these arenas, with insights and relationships spanning the globe."
"Thirty-five years in diplomacy, nearly nine as an ambassador, and the last three years as America's chief energy diplomat has provided me with a strong real-world understanding of public-private synergy. Few things will move markets or drive geopolitics more significantly in the next decade than energy and critical materials, and I'm looking forward to helping our clients succeed in this dynamic environment," said Ambassador Pyatt. "McLarty Associates invented commercial diplomacy, and this new initiative will ensure that market entry, energy resilience, advanced energy partnerships, and diversification of supply chains for key energy materials and technologies will continue to drive success for our clients and growth of the firm."
"Geoff's storied career underscores his profound expertise in international relations and his ability to navigate complex geopolitical landscapes," said Fernando Batlle, Head of Global Strategic Advisory at Ankura Consulting Group. In 2022, McLarty joined forces with Ankura, enhancing its capacity to offer comprehensive strategic advisory solutions, empowering clients with insights and solutions to navigate policy, regulatory, government, and diplomatic challenges worldwide. "Geoff's diverse experience and leadership skills will be invaluable to our Ankura-McLarty family as we continue to provide exceptional strategic advisory services to our clients worldwide," added Batlle.