Who We Are
The Institute for Strategy and Access is a global platform for
executive
education, international market access, and strategic advisory.
Mission & Model
We operate at the intersection of geopolitical reality, industrial capability, and executive education. Our mission is to reduce friction in global market entry, strengthen cross-border supply chains, and equip leaders with the actionable intelligence and direct relationships required to execute complex international strategies.
Through our strategic models of de-risking mapping, access delegations, and high-level institutional partnerships, we bypass traditional theoretical consulting to provide immediately executable pathways into emerging and complex markets.
Leadership
Fernando Lopez-Alves
Co-Founder / Director of Access Programs
Fernando specializes in the operationalization of global access, having orchestrated high-value delegations and industrial alignment initiatives across all region. He aligns executive education with immediate, tactile market realization and supply-chain resilience.
Andreas Waller
Co-Founder / Director of Strategy
Andreas brings extensive experience in navigating complex institutional cross-border frameworks, advising corporate boards and structuring geopolitical risk models. His expertise bridges high-level policy with executable corporate architecture.
Senior Board of Advisers
Tammy Bombardier
Supply Chain Risk & Strategy
Diana Mondino
Eonomist and Corporate‑governance
Sergio Jialil
Political Science and International Relations
Claudia de Windt
International Lawyer and Environmental Governance Expert
Jialin Liu
International trade and Business Development Specialist
Fellows
Dedicated professionals driving our success
Emanuel Pastreich
Senior Advisor, East Asia & Science Policy
President of the Asia Institute with offices in Washington D.C., Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo.
Dan Hester
Executive Training
International program director with extensive experience designing education and training initiatives.
Mikhail Molchanov
Geopolitical and Country Political Risk
International‑relations scholar focusing on Russian–Ukrainian relations and Eurasian geopolitics.
Alejandro Amigo Tossi
Senior Consultant
Former Head of Strategic Development at the Chilean Army.
Alfredo Langa Herrero
Humanitarian action and conflict sensitivity.
He has been teaching and working for more than 20 years, particularly in the areas of conflict management, development, project cycle management and humanitarian action
Robin L. Raphel
Former U.S. Ambassador
Raphel ensures efficient daily operations and process optimization.
Zoran Jolevski
Former U.S. Ambassador
Zoran ensures efficient daily operations and process optimization.
Area and Subject Experts
Dedicated professionals driving our success
Susana Lagüela
Chief Technical Officer
James leads the tech strategy and innovation efforts at the company.
José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Geopolitical and Country Political Risk
International‑relations scholar and cybersecurity expert. A research professor at the U.S. Army War College.
John Kiriakou
Product Manager
Former CIA officer and Senate investigator recognized for counterterrorism expertise.
Fulton T. Armstrong
Risk and Training Services
Senior intelligence and policy expert with 30 years in U.S. government. Former National Intelligence Officer for LATAM.
Farzeen Nasri
Geopolitical and Country Political Risk
Political and economic risk analyst specializing in Middle Eastern affairs and global economic institutions.