The Scowcroft Group, an international business advisory firm, is managed directly by Brent Scowcroft, former National Security Advisor to U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford.
Founded in 1994, The Scowcroft Group has established itself as the pre-eminent international business advisory firm. Its principals bring extensive experience in business and government coupled with extraordinary regional expertise in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. This team of bipartisan professionals has demonstrated prowess in the political economy of emerging markets, and strong relationships with key political and industry decision-makers.
The Scowcroft Group helps businesses succeed by assigning project teams tailored to the specific business or investment opportunity and the country involved. The group's services include:
- Political and business risk assessment of target markets
- Market-entry strategy and business venture structure development
- Identification and securing of sources of capital
- Identifying and evaluating potential transactions and companies for debt or equity investments, mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs
- Identification and vetting of potential joint venture partners
- Management of regulatory and taxation issues
- Access to foreign government leaders, agencies and institutions, senior corporate executives, investment banks, private equity funds, international financial institutions, global accounting and legal expertise
- Resolution of investment and operational challenges and disputes
The Scowcroft Group is comprised of the following Principal Members:
- Brent Scowcroft
- James R. Dunlap
- Charles A. Gillespie, Jr.
- Walter H. Kansteiner, III
- Arnold Kanter
- Eric D. K. Melby
- Virginia A. Mulberger
- Kevin G. Nealer
- James Pavitt
- Daniel B. Poneman
- Jillian D. Ryan
- Joel L. Shin
Senior Consultants
External links
- The Scowcroft Group Company web page.
- The 2001 Morse Target WASHINGTON’S MOVERS AND SHAKERS ON JAPAN March 2001
- The Forum For International Policy
- The Scowcroft Group and GlobeSecNine, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance to Source Deals in Security Sector 22 February 2005.
- CFR Meeting Announcement "Making the World Safe for Nuclear Energy" Speaker: Daniel Bruce Poneman, Scowcroft Group