What We Do
We help governments, institutions, and organizations interpret and shape the forces defining our world. Our work brings together intelligence, strategy, and foresight — guiding leaders through complexity to make informed, lasting decisions.
We operate across seven core domains of expertise
Geopolitical Intelligence & Risk Advisory
We deliver actionable insights into global and regional dynamics — from power transitions and strategic competition to governance and conflict risk.
Our intelligence frameworks help clients anticipate instability, assess opportunities, and prepare for the challenges ahead.
Government & Policy Consulting
Civitas partners with governments, ministries, and policy institutions to design and implement strategies that strengthen governance, diplomacy, and reform. We work alongside public leaders to create resilient systems that deliver progress and stability.
Core capabilities:
- Policy design and institutional reform
- Strategic planning and performance management
- Foreign and domestic policy advisory
- Intergovernmental coordination frameworks
- Public sector modernization and innovation
Technology & Digital Policy
Technology now defines the balance of power. Civitas helps clients understand, regulate, and leverage the political dimensions of innovation — from AI and cybersecurity to global data governance.
Core capabilities:
- National digital strategy and AI ethics policy
- Cybersecurity and critical technology governance
- Data privacy and cross-border regulation
- Tech diplomacy and digital sovereignty
- Emerging technology risk assessment
Climate, Energy & Sustainability
Environmental change is reshaping geopolitics, economics, and governance. We help governments and institutions design sustainable strategies that align environmental responsibility with national interest.
Humanitarian, Development & Social Governance
We believe that long-term stability begins with human security. Civitas works with public and international organizations to strengthen resilience, equality, and recovery in fragile contexts.
Core capabilities:
- Humanitarian response and crisis management
- Post-conflict reconstruction and governance rebuilding
- Migration and refugee policy advisory
- Development cooperation and aid strategy
- Social inclusion and institutional capacity building
Strategic Communication & Public Diplomacy
Effective leadership requires clear and credible communication. Civitas helps clients craft narratives that build trust, strengthen influence, and shape public understanding on the global stage.
Core capabilities:
- Strategic messaging and reputation management
- Public diplomacy and international communication
- Crisis and reputation response strategies
- Media engagement and perception analysis
- Influence mapping and information strategy
Research, Training & Capacity Building
We support governments and institutions in building long-term analytical and strategic capability. Our programs combine research excellence with leadership development — ensuring that insight becomes an institutional asset.
Core capabilities:
- Executive seminars and leadership training
- Policy research and analytical frameworks
- Knowledge management and strategic learning systems
- Institutional partnerships with think tanks and academia
- Innovation in data-driven policy design
Speaker Biographies
Hilary Malone PhD, has over 25 years of experience in global drug development, regulatory &government affairs, manufacturing and commercialization within the biopharma industry. Hilary hassignificant board level and executive committee experience including large scale organizationalrestructuring/transformation/integration, major M&A, biotech start-up, capital raising, investorrelations and pre-IPO.
Hilary is currently CEO of Stylus Medicine, a private genetic medicine biotech company. Previously sheserved as CEO of a Series-A neuroscience company. Prior to these roles, Hilary served as COO & EVP atValo Health Inc., Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP at Sanofi Inc., and Chief Regulatory Officer & SVP atPfizer and Wyeth. Previous experience also includes senior regulatory and drug development roles atReata Pharmaceuticals Inc., AstraZeneca plc and GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Hilary also serves on the Board of Directors of Hansa Biopharma and Adthera Bio. Hilary holds a PhD inMolecular Neuropharmacology and a BSc in Physiology.
Dr. Thomas Lönngren is Director at his own company PharmaExec Consulting AB. He is the Chairman of the Board of directors at Egetis Therapeutics AB, Sweden. Dr Lönngren also serves as board member at Compass Pathways PLC, London UK and NDA Group, Sweden. He acts as advisor to the following companies and organizations: NDA group, Sweden, Sweden, Artis Venture, San Francisco, US, Fujimoto Japan, Skin2Neuron Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, US, Special advisor to the Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science (CIRS), London UK. From 2001 until2011, Mr.Lönngren served as the Executive Director of the European Medical Agency. He was previously Deputy General Director of the Swedish Medical Product Agency until 2000. He has a degree in pharmacy and MSc in Social and Regulatory Pharmacy from Uppsala University. He is also an Honorary Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain, Honorary Doctorate from the University of Uppsala, Honorary Doctorate from University of Bath, UK.
Speaker Biographies
Marie-Anne Aymerich
Marie-Anne has built a portfolio of senior advisory and non-executive roles, following a successful international career in the FMCG and Luxury sectors. She is a non-executive director of Haleon, a FTSE100 company listed in 2022 after the demerger from GSK. She is also chairwoman of Haleon Environment and Societal Sustainability committee. She is the executive director of the Pierre Fabre Group where she also sits on the Strategic Committee, and she is a Board Member of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, one of the world’s most prestigious chamber orchestras. She is also an angel investor and focuses her time and investments on start-ups with the strongest purpose and impact.
Marie-Anne is also a regular lecturer at HEC Paris on purposeful leadership, and she has created a serious game called “Planet Purpose” to upskill people on sustainability and purpose. Throughout her 35year executive career she delivered a strong track-record of business performance and growth in brands and portfolio in both developed and emerging economies.
As a senior leader with Unilever, she led a number of different personal care categories across France, Spain and the USA – including managing the Dove brand worldwide and culminating in leading Unilever’s global Oral Care division. She also worked for LVMH as Brand General Manager of Dior Perfumes and Cosmetics worldwide. Marie-Anne was also Vice-President of Imagine for Margo – Children with Cancer for ten years, a charity she helped found in 2011 with the goal of eradicating children’s cancer. The charity is the #1 charity focused on child cancer in France and has fundraised more than €14m since its creation. Marie-Anne is a graduate from HEC Paris. She is married and has two children aged 29 and 26.
Patrick Jephson
Patrick Jephson is a consultant, journalist, broadcaster and New York Times bestselling author, based in Washington D.C. He is a published authority on corporate and personal branding and crisis communications, addressing conferences worldwide as well as events at the U.S. State Department, the American University and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
With more than twenty-five years’ experience in the government, luxury and family office sectors, Patrick’s portfolio has included globally admired brands as well as national agencies and NGOs. He has also worked on reputation and legacy briefs with European, Middle Eastern and Asian families, including royalty. He now writes, presents, and advises on factual and drama TV programs, appearing on every major American and many international networks. He was recently an expert consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown and provided live commentary on the Coronation of King Charles.
Patrick owes much of his practical communications and protocol experience to Princess Diana, who chose him to be her equerry and only private secretary/chief of staff. He served the Princess for eight years, responsible for all aspects of her public life, global humanitarian initiatives, and private organization. Having worked for an internationally high-profile woman (and as the father of two professionally successful daughters) he feels a special affinity for cross-cultural, gender and perception issues.
Patrick was born and raised in Ireland and holds a master’s degree in political science from Cambridge University. As an officer in the British Royal Navy, he served all over the world before being selected for royal duty. He is a citizen of the U.K., U.S.A., Ireland, and Canada.