Chris Kobel is an Associate at WestExec Advisors. Before joining WestExec, Chris was a Research Assistant with the Middle East Institute’s Emerging Technologies Program, where he focused on regional security developments and the Middle East’s role in U.S.-China technology competition. He previously worked at McLarty Associates and Albright Stonebridge Group, advising clients on political, economic, and regulatory developments across the Middle East.
Chris holds an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford (where his thesis focused on deterrence challenges associated with gray zone conflict) and a BA in International Relations from Brown University. His interests include European and Middle East security, NATO and transatlantic relations, U.S. grand strategy, and the future of conflict.
