Hagai M. Segal

Hagai M. Segal is one of the world’s leading authorities on geo-political and strategic issues and counter-terrorism. For over 20 years he has advised, consulted and briefed a vast array of key institutions and companies including the US Federal Reserve, the Metropolitan Police, Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Bank and Securities, KPMG, Marriott Hotels and Qantas. He has also participated in Middle East peace negotiations.

His work enables businesses and organisations to easily understand, interpret and anticipate the complex risks and crises impacting on our increasingly globalised world, and helps them to ensure they are best placed to mitigate their harm, and in some instances, profit from them.

Hagai lectures at New York University in London, is a visiting lecturer at Regents University London, and is a United Nations Alliance of Civilizations recognised expert.

He served on the London First Security and Resilience Advisory Board for its entire 10-year tenure.

A self-proclaimed ‘global citizen’ Hagai was born in the Middle East, grew up in the UK and has lived in Belgium, South Africa, and Australia.

With his highly engaging style and fascinating content, which draws on his vast experience, high-level knowledge and specific data, he provides an astute, contemporary and dynamic insight into the hottest local and global political trends and quantifies the strategic and economic impacts on specific businesses and sectors.

Hagai regularly appears on national and international radio and TV, including CNN, the BBC, Sky News and CNBC. He is also a regular contributor to a host of well-known publications and newspapers.