Brian Adeba
Founder and Managing Director |Aarista Strategies
Brian Adeba is the Founder and Managing Director of Aarista Strategies, a geopolitical risk and intelligence advisory firm helping organizations navigate political uncertainty, assess market exposure, and make informed strategic decisions in complex operating environments.
Brian brings more than a decade of experience across international affairs, conflict analysis, political risk advisory, and policy research. His work spans sub-Saharan Africa, East Africa, conflict economies, governance risk, and transnational security — areas of growing relevance to investors, multinationals, and organizations with exposure to politically complex markets.
Brian brings more than a decade of experience across international affairs, conflict analysis, political risk advisory, and policy research. His work spans sub-Saharan Africa, East Africa, conflict economies, governance risk, and transnational security — areas of growing relevance to investors, multinationals, and organizations with exposure to politically complex markets.
Prior to founding Aarista Strategies, Brian served as Deputy Director of Policy at The Sentry in
Washington, DC, where he led analytical and policy work focused on conflict economies,
kleptocracy, corruption networks, and atrocity-linked financial flows in Africa. He has also
worked as an analyst and contractor with Oxford Analytica and Transparency International
Defence and Security, supporting geopolitical research and advisory on governance risk and
international security.
Earlier in his career, Brian worked as a foreign affairs journalist with Embassy Newsweekly in Ottawa, covering Canadian foreign policy, international relations, and global security affairs. That background in translating complex global developments for non-specialist audiences continues to define his approach to client advisory: clear analysis, practical implications, no jargon.
Brian holds graduate degrees in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and Journalism from Carleton University. His research and analysis has appeared across academic journals, policy publications, and major media platforms. He has been cited and featured by The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN International, Al Jazeera, and the BBC.
Through Aarista Strategies, Brian works with investors, corporate strategy teams, exporters, and organizations operating in or entering politically volatile markets — delivering focused, decision-oriented intelligence that helps leaders move early, reduce exposure, and build resilience in uncertain environments
Earlier in his career, Brian worked as a foreign affairs journalist with Embassy Newsweekly in Ottawa, covering Canadian foreign policy, international relations, and global security affairs. That background in translating complex global developments for non-specialist audiences continues to define his approach to client advisory: clear analysis, practical implications, no jargon.
Brian holds graduate degrees in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and Journalism from Carleton University. His research and analysis has appeared across academic journals, policy publications, and major media platforms. He has been cited and featured by The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN International, Al Jazeera, and the BBC.
Through Aarista Strategies, Brian works with investors, corporate strategy teams, exporters, and organizations operating in or entering politically volatile markets — delivering focused, decision-oriented intelligence that helps leaders move early, reduce exposure, and build resilience in uncertain environments
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Debra LaPrevotte
Senior Consultant |Aarista Strategies
Debra LaPrevotte is a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent with 20 years in federal law
enforcement, and was instrumental in initiating the FBI’s Kleptocracy Program. She brings deep
expertise in financial crime investigation, anti-corruption, illicit financial flows, and asset
recovery. Debra led complex investigations in East and Central Africa at The Sentry and
currently serves as Senior Investigator at Restitution Impact. Her work focuses on grand
corruption, sanctions enforcement, and politically exposed persons (PEPs).
Anrike Visser
Senior Consultant |Aarista Strategies
Anrike Visser is a geopolitical analyst, compliance advisor, and due diligence investigator with
14 years of experience across Europe, Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the MENA
region. She advises governments, EU institutions, international financial institutions, and private
sector clients on geoeconomic risk, AML/CFT compliance, enhanced due diligence, and human
rights due diligence. Anrike is founder of Global Ground Consulting (Berlin) and specializes in
OSINT, illicit financial flows, natural resource risk, and economic statecraft.
Joe Henley
Senior Consultant |Aarista Strategies
Joe Henley is a journalist and analyst with more than 20 years of experience covering Asia,
based in Taipei, Taiwan. His work focuses on the geopolitical forces reshaping the Indo-Pacific,
including Taiwan Strait dynamics, US-China competition, and the intersection of technology,
trade, and regional security.
