Clarity in a Chaotic World.

Geopolitical insight for business leaders navigating a fractured global order.
Independent analysis. No noise. No hysteria. Just the signal that matters.

Understand the geopolitical forces shaping your operating environment — and what they mean for your business decisions.

Brief your board and leadership team with confidence, backed by a credible, independent analyst.

Stop reacting to headlines and start anticipating what's coming next.

The World Changed. Your Strategy Didn't.

Your board keeps asking about geopolitical risk — and your team doesn't have a coherent answer.
The world is chaotic, and you find it difficult to anticipate the next crisis - our world now consists of economic, political and kinetic conflict.
The analysis you can find is either too academic, too sensational, or too expensive.
Your competitors are scenario-planning. You're still reacting.

It’s not that you haven’t been paying attention. It’s that the world most organizations built their strategies around — the stable, predictable, rules-based order, is fracturing. Few people are equipped to help you make sense of what comes next.

Wisdom for the Geopolitical Age.

Minerva was built for this moment.

Named for the Roman goddess of wisdom, strategy and war, Minerva Strategy helps organizations cut through geopolitical noise and make better decisions. Through customized executive briefings, keynote speeches, media analysis, and ongoing advisory, Minerva gives your leadership team what the news can’t: genuine understanding of the forces reshaping our world — and what they mean specifically for your business.

Behind Minerva is David Oliver

25 years at the intersection of global politics and business. From managing corporate crises involving MI6 in Russia, to navigating one of the UK’s most controversial hostile takeovers at Cadbury, to leading government affairs across three continents for Mondelez International — David doesn’t just analyze geopolitics. He’s operated inside it.

Post Graduate studies, Department of War Studies, King’s College London

"Find the signal. Cut the noise. Navigate the disorder."

Analysis that speaks to your business, not just the world

Every engagement is tailored to your industry, geography, and strategic priorities.

Which means: your team gets insight they can actually use — not information they forget next week.

Credibility that transfers to you

Trusted by Bloomberg, Globe & Mail, National Post, and major institutions.

Which means: when you bring David in, you look smart for finding him.

An independent voice with no hidden agenda

Not Big 4. Not a rotating team. No upsell incentives.

Which means: you get candid analysis designed to be insightful and useful.

How We Engage

Executive Briefings

Board / ELT briefings tailored to your context.

Keynotes & Conferences

Substance + engagement (no clickbait commentary).

Workshops & Facilitation

Scenario planning, leadership alignment, decision frameworks.

Ongoing Advisory

Quarterly briefings + rapid response when events breaks.

How We Engage

Scope Your Briefing

The engagement is delivered, followed by a written summary and optional follow-up session.

Get the Insight

Keynote / briefing / workshop grounded in real operational experience.

Stay Sharp

Follow-up + ongoing advisory + The Briefing newsletter.

Credentials

In the News

Bloomberg

Global Supply Chain Fractures: What CEOs Need to Know

The Globe & Mail

Why Canada's Arctic Strategy is a Business Risk

National Post

The End of the 'End of History': A New Era

The Briefing — signal, not noise.

A curated perspective for leaders who want frameworks, not hot takes.

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Questions Leaders Ask

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The World Won't Wait. Neither Should You.

Geopolitical risk doesn’t send a calendar invite. The organizations that
navigate this era successfully are the ones building understanding now
— not scrambling when the next shock hits.