Our People

Mark is Director & Vice Chair of Project Associates. In addition to overseeing our US operations, Mark helps drive our global business development efforts. Mark served at The White House as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on the National Security Council and at the U.S. Treasury as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Affairs. He also worked at the State Department and the United Nations.

His business leadership posts have included: president of a strategic communications firm based in Washington, D.C.; president of the global private equity division of a leading asset management company headquartered in Chicago; and equity partner at a major international law firm where he led the sovereign advisory practice. He was also Vice President at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mark is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on several corporate and non-profit advisory boards, including the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, and the Wilson Centre.

Bente is a public affairs and strategic communications advisor. She is also a national and international speechwriter, moderator, and interviewer - drawing on her experience as a host at the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Prior to that, Bente was an advisor and speechwriter to the Speaker of the Danish Parliament and the Presidium.

Charlie is responsible for setting and overseeing the company’s operational policies, initiatives and goals. She works closely with the CEO to set the strategic and financial direction of the group.

Charlie has primary responsibility for overseeing the daily operations of the Group.

Dr. Joseph Stanislaw is founder of the advisory firm, The JAStanislaw Group, advising Boards of Directors and institutions on strategic thinking, sustainability, and environmentally sound investment in energy (all forms) and technology.  He currently serves on the International Advisory Board of Dana Gas, which is listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and was previously a Board Member of Gulf Keystone Petroleum, a UK listed E&P company. Dr. Stanislaw is a Special Advisor Partner at private equity firm Wave Equity Partners and is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an adjunct professor in the Nicholas School at Duke University, where he was a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Dr. Stanislaw was also a Partner at the private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners, and an Advisory Board member at Good Energies Inc (GEI), one of the world’s first, leading, and largest investors in renewable and sustainable energy, with a particular commitment to improving the quality of life for citizens of impoverished nations.

Dr. Stanislaw was one of three founders of Cambridge Energy Research Associates in 1983 and served as President and CEO from 1997 until the sale of the firm in 2004. From 2006 to 2014, he served as Independent Senior Advisor, Energy and Sustainability to Deloitte LLP.

Dr. Stanislaw is the co-author of The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy and the author of “Energy in Flux: The 21st Century’s Greatest Challenge”, used as the basis for a PBS Documentary, “Oil Shockwave.”  He has also authored and/or co-authored numerous reports and published papers on the geopolitics and economics of future energy supply and demand.

Jean leads the firm’s operations across Europe, particularly in the Francophone world. He has expertise in designing, implementing and delivering pan-European communications programmes. He has advised heads of state and government in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.  

Earlier in his career Jean was a Press Officer in UK central government, where he briefed senior politicians and journalists.  

Adam sits on the Board of Project Associates Holdings Ltd.

Adam Wethered has over 45 years of international commercial and investment experience. This includes working for JP Morgan for 24 years. During the 1990s, he was head of JP Morgan’s London Offices, Chief Executive of JP Morgan Securities Ltd, Co-head of Corporate Finance and Chief Operating Officer in Europe, and Head of Private Banking and Institutional Clients, EMEA. In 2000, Adam co-founded Lord North Street – Private Investment Office, which he managed until its sale in 2014. He is Chairman of Wren Investment Office, a Multi Family Office business advising wealthy families and trustees. He is also a qualified barrister.  

Adam invests in and advises several entrepreneurial businesses. He chairs the Garrick Club investment. He is also on the Development Board of the British Academy. 

Daniel spent over 15 years in the European Parliament, serving as an MEP between 2015-2019 and a Senior Advisor on agriculture and international trade. He was also the Chief Whip of the British Conservative MEP delegation during this time. Daniel currently runs the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. 

Olivia leads marketing and events for the company and its clients.

Before (re)joining Project Associates, Olivia lived in Abu Dhabi where she worked in the Crown Prince's Court.

Jean was the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the European Union and served as a foreign policy advisor to the European Union's High Representative and Vice-President Baroness Ashton. Prior to that, he was Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, where he led the EU response to the events of 9/11. He is an Associate Fellow at the Egmont Institute and a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.

Daniel is General Counsel at Project Associates. He brings decades of experience in international affairs, strategic, political, and legal analysis, trade & investment, financial & regulatory policy and compliance, sovereign advisory, technology, and international capital markets.

Daniel served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Trade and Investment and advised the Treasury Secretary on issues related to US investment policies, including the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the WTO, North American trade, bilateral trade agreements, agricultural negotiations, and sanctions. He has also served as a senior advisor at the financial services firm Guggenheim Partners working on innovative cross-border transactions in Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and was at an earlier stage an attorney in private practice at Atkin Gump in Washington, London and Brussels. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

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Based in our London office, Sergej works across a range of political, government and corporate clients in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Sergej worked in private intelligence and political advisory in London.

James has over twenty years’ experience in international capital markets covering equities, derivatives, exchange technology and data services, and regulation.

James has held numerous senior financial communications positions including at the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE).

Julian runs the firm’s Finance Team and is actively involved in providing strategic planning to the business, maintaining an overview of all client accounts.  

Julian is a Chartered Certified Accountant. Prior to joining Project Associates he was a Financial Controller at PHD Media and Financial Controller at Grayling UK.  

John is the Office Manager for our London Office.

Prior to joining Project Associates, John worked at the trade union, Equity, offering administrative support to colleagues and members in his role as Reception & Administration Assistant.

Based in our Brussels office, Riccardo works across a range of government and corporate projects in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Riccardo worked for the EU Commission in the field of competition law and State aid.

Jonathan has advised on EU affairs and created communication strategies for a range of public and corporate clients.

John worked for a senior MEP and the Chairman of a pan-European political group, and prior to this, he advised FTSE 100 companies on engagement with European institutions.

Najib is the General Manager of MediaCity Mauritius, an integrated hub for the multimedia and creative industries looking to connect with African markets. He has over 25 years’ experience in the media industry, having worked as a journalist, a TV production executive, and a consultant for large media organisations.  

Prior to launching MediaCity Mauritius, Najib was the CEO of TIME TV, a French media production company.

Based in our London office, Thomas has a background in domestic and international public policy, having previously worked for the US Congress and the USTDA, a global development agency based in Washington D.C.

Based in our London office, Frezer has a decade of experience advising public sector and international organisations with their strategic and crisis communications. He has extensive knowledge of political dynamics in Africa, with a particular regional focus on the Horn and East Africa.

Prior to joining Project Associates, Frezer was a senior advisor to the Ethiopian Embassy in London.

George specialises in public policy and governmental affairs, with a focus on the EU and its relationships with global trading partners.

George has been involved in EU affairs since 1973 and has carved out a career both in the public and private sector as a UK diplomat and as a senior executive in a major UK company.