Agnia Grigas

Agnia Grigas

Ph.D.

FL, US
Learn about foreign affairs, energy policy, and political risk with an author of three critically-acclaimed books and DC think-tanker.

Dr. Agnia Grigas is an energy and political risk expert (See www.grigas.net). She is the author of three critically-acclaimed books: "The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas" (Harvard University Press, 2017), "Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire"​ (Yale University Press, 2016) and "The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia" (Ashgate, 2013; Routlege 2016).

She is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and a nonresident Senior Fellow and at the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She is a contributor to The Hill and a frequent media commentator (CNN, Forbes, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, among others).

With more than a decade of experience as a business development and political risk advisor, Agnia has consulted in both the public and private sectors. Previously she also served as an energy and FDI advisor to the Lithuanian MFA. She started her career as a financial analyst at JPMorgan and subsequently advised on emerging markets for Eurasia Group, Barclays Bank, and others.

Agnia holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University and a Master's and Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford.

Dr. Agnia Grigas is an energy and political risk expert (See www.grigas.net). She is the author of three critically-acclaimed books: "The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas" (Harvard University Press, 2017), "Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire"​ (Yale University Press, 2016) and "The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia" (Ashgate, 2013; Routlege 2016).

She is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and a nonresident Senior Fellow and at the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles. She is a contributor to The Hill and a frequent media commentator (CNN, Forbes, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, among others).

With more than a decade of experience as a business development and political risk advisor, Agnia has consulted in both the public and private sectors. Previously she also served as an energy and FDI advisor to the Lithuanian MFA. She started her career as a financial analyst at JPMorgan and subsequently advised on emerging markets for Eurasia Group, Barclays Bank, and others.

Agnia holds a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University and a Master's and Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford.

The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas

Format: ​45-60 minute keynote This program is perfect for:
  • ​Senior Management
The audience will leave with:
  • ​an understanding of the transformation in the global energy markets and how this impacts both business and politics

​The program is based on my new critically-acclaimed book The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas (Harvard University Press, 2017)

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

The New Russian Empire

Format: ​45-60 minute keynote or 2 hour breakout This program is perfect for:
  • S​enior management
  • Academics
  • Policy Makers
The audience will leave with:
  • ​An understanding of the goals and strategy of Russian foreign policy

​This program is based on my critically-acclaimed book "Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire" (Yale University Press 2016)

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

How to Write & Publish a Seminal Work of Nonfiction

Format: ​45-60 minute keynote or  1.5 day workshop or 2 hour breakout

This program is perfect for:
  • ​Academics & Scholars
  • Writers
  • Experts
  • Professionals
The audience will leave with:
  • ​An understanding of what it takes to write a nonfiction book
  • A strategy of how to accomplish it
  • A strategy on how to get it published

​This...

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny