Livia Paggi

Livia manages Political Risk, ESG, and Business Intelligence services.

Livia advises multinational clients on doing business successfully in some of the world’s most challenging markets. Livia advises senior leaders from government, business and the United Nations on the implications of global political, security and socio-economic developments.

Over the past decade, Livia has developed expertise in Russia and the wider Eurasia region. Livia's recent work includes leading risk assessments for various international development banks, including the World Bank, among others, pre-IPO advisory work on political risk and ESG issues for a gold mining company with assets across the African continent, advising numerous extractive companies on their joint ventures in emerging markets, especially on negotiations with the host government, resource nationalism, and the local regulatory environments, conducted due diligence for Private Equity funds in various emerging markets, political risk and market entry studies for tech clients in the EMEA region including providing government relations and policy support and advising oil and gas companies on US/EU sanctions risks in Russia.

Livia is a sought-after speaker and regularly provides commentary on global political trends for the media, including for the BBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, and the Financial Times. Livia is the recipient of numerous awards for her work. Most recently, she was named by Management Today as one of Britain’s top women in business under 35 and Bloomberg TV named her as one of the top female foreign policy commentators.

She is fluent in English, Italian, French, and Russian.