John Sitilides

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rdf:langString John Sitilides is a Washington, D.C. geopolitical strategist and diplomacy consultant to the U.S. Department of State. He discusses U.S. and global risk trends, international security flashpoints and geopolitical risk management before C-suite executives, high-stakes decision makers and opinion leaders at corporate and investor conferences and summits, and before government, military and intelligence community audiences. In customized briefings, he explores the complex geopolitical decisions that impact markets in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, helping clients better understand and mitigate risk. Since 2006, Sitilides chairs the State Department's Advanced Area Studies Program for Southeast Europe (under a U.S. government contract) at the Foreign Service Institute, the primary training institution for U.S. diplomats and other foreign policy professionals. He was Board Chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project, directing policy, research & forecast analysis on U.S., NATO & EU geopolitical, commercial, and security interests throughout southeastern Europe, from 2005-2011. As Principal at Trilogy Advisors LLC since 2005, Sitilides manages a government affairs portfolio specializing in regulatory reform. He has testified before Congress, and is a regular media commentator on national security and American politics on broadcast, print and digital media. Twice recognized by the State Department for expertise in public policy and international relations, he has been interviewed on CNN, Fox News, CNN International, One America News, China Global and BBC News, and cited in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Bloomberg News, Politico, National Public Radio, and Institutional Investor. Many of his recent TV appearances can be viewed at his YouTube page, including his 2017 TEDx Talk on "American Identity on the Global Stage." Sitilides served on the Board of Directors of 3doo, Inc., a streaming VR360 + AR video platform; and Biovest International, a biopharmaceutical company developing immunotherapies to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and other blood cancers. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of International Orthodox Christian Charities, a global humanitarian organization, and the Board of Trustees of Leadership 100, a national Greek Orthodox foundation. In 2017, Sitilides was appointed by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the position of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.