We help leaders understand and shape human systems.

Operators, analysts and engineers reading how people group, align and act, so decisions are made with clarity instead of assumption.

Who we are

The firm

Who we are.

LFA was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, with an office in Washington, D.C. We have operated in more than forty countries across six regions, working on issues that determine whether a state is secure, sovereign, and economically resilient.

LFA advisors reviewing analysis together in the New York office

What we read

Where conventional firms describe events, we explain why they happen and what to do about them. We read the principals operating under specific world views, the coalitions forming and dissolving, and the informal channels that determine which directives are executed and which are quietly absorbed.

What it delivers

By reading the human dynamics behind reported events, we restore clarity and help decision-makers anticipate threats, protect assets, build economic resilience, and safeguard sovereignty.

Every sovereign decision is ultimately a human decision.

The LFA premise

Purpose

Our vision

We envision a world where global cooperation creates human prosperity.

Cooperation is not a sentiment. It is an outcome of readable incentives, credible commitments and actors who understand each other.

Delegation meeting around a boardroom table

Forty countries, six regions

Our mission

To help leaders understand and shape human systems for collective progress.

We put the reading of people, alignments and informal power in the hands of the person who has to decide.

Values

The values that shape our every decision.

Discovery

We look for what others overlook: informal power, quiet alignments and early movement.

Excellence

Every assessment is held to an evidentiary standard our clients can act on.

Impact

We measure our work by the decisions it improves, not the pages it produces.

Trust

Discretion is structural. Client sovereignty is never negotiable.

Collaboration

Analysts, engineers and operators work as one team alongside yours.

Integrity

We report what the evidence supports, including when it is inconvenient.

Foundations

Our work is built on.

Disciplined analysis

Structured methods, competing hypotheses and traceable sourcing behind every conclusion.

Human networks

Local presence and long-standing relationships across six regions.

Senior counsel

Direct access to the people who built the assessment.

Method

Four moves, in order.

Decode

Map the actors, incentives and alignments shaping the environment.

Analyze

Test behavior against evidence and AI-enhanced signals.

Advise

Translate findings into options, trade-offs and timing.

Support

Stay engaged as conditions move, updating posture with you.

Core infrastructure

Our AI Model

Our proprietary AI tool is the core of what we offer. It runs in two modes.

Internal advisory

Internally, the platform powers our advisory service across every capability, giving our analysts deeper signal reading and faster synthesis.

LFA managed

Build-Operate-Transfer

Externally, we build the platform to order for each client to operate alongside their institutions, then transfer full control and sovereignty to the client government.

Transfer takes place under U.S. export authorization. LFA remains available for servicing and updates.

Client sovereignty

Where controlled technology is transferred, LFA operates under the applicable U.S. export authorizations for each engagement.

Proprietary AI platform

Built to client specifications

Full client sovereignty

Commitments

What we hold ourselves to.

Analytical intelligence — Principles in practice

Our AI platform continuously gathers and analyzes large volumes of publicly available data from diverse open sources to identify patterns, relationships, and potential threats that would be difficult for humans to detect manually. We only gather lawfully available information, and we do not conduct any collection of private data, personal surveillance, or unauthorized access.

Our assessments are never shaped by commercial interest or political preference. We report what the evidence supports, including when it is inconvenient.

Clients retain full ownership and control of their data, findings, and deliverables. Nothing is repurposed, resold, or shared.

Every engagement is screened against applicable export control, sanctions, and licensing requirements before work begins.

Our models support human judgment rather than replacing it. Outputs remain traceable to sources and reviewable by analysts.

We operate under a documented code of conduct covering discretion, conflicts of interest, and the treatment of sensitive information.

People

Meet the team.

Luis Aleman, PhD

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Luis Aleman, PhD, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LFA Global Inc. He advises sovereign governments, defense and security institutions, and multilateral bodies. His experience spans North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Europe, and Asia-Pacific. He belongs to the Atlantic Council Global Leadership Circle and works in English and Arabic.

Nathan Chiume

Senior Director of Strategy

Nathan Chiume is LFA's Senior Director of Strategy, setting the firm's long-term direction, directing market and geopolitical foresight, aligning execution across practice areas, and building the partnerships that expand LFA's engagement with governments and multilateral bodies. Two decades in risk, compliance, and geopolitical strategy, including Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.

Robert Kohn

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Kohn is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of LFA Global Inc., with 30+ years of global legal leadership across energy, software, and development, including large-scale infrastructure acquisitions and project financing worldwide. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and French; admitted in New York, Georgia, D.C., and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Anderson Chen, PhD

Chief Technology Officer, AI Division

Anderson Chen, PhD, is CTO of the AI Division at LFA Global. An experimental physicist by training, he developed multi-spectral imaging solutions for the US Army CECOM division, was Technical Director of Boston University's Neurophotonics Center, and founded PRISMA Therapeutics, a single-molecule protein sequencing company.

Leticia Eisenberg

Senior Director of Marketing

Leticia Eisenberg is Senior Director of Marketing at LFA, where she covers the Latin America & Caribbean portfolio. She leads the firm's brand and market presence, overseeing positioning, client and account relationships, office operations, and the events where LFA engages senior leaders. She serves as the firm's point of contact for partnerships.

Valentin Bekanga Nsala

Legal & Transaction Advisor

Valentin Bekanga Nsala is a Legal & Transaction Advisor at LFA Global, advising on energy, infrastructure, investment, and public-private partnership projects. With more than 15 years of experience across government and international advisory work, he brings particular expertise in legal and regulatory frameworks, institutional reform, and complex transactions.

Beni Sele Kamalandua

Global Affairs & Conflict Resolution

Beni Sele Kamalandua is a global affairs and conflict-resolution professional working on international security, peacebuilding, and governance. He holds a Master's in Conflict Resolution from the University of Massachusetts Boston. His research examines how resource competition, identity, and institutional weakness drive conflict in fragile states across Africa, particularly the Great Lakes and Sahel regions.

Rifat An Nabil Molla

Senior Research Analyst

Rifat An Nabil Molla leads country risk and macroeconomic analysis, market and competitive intelligence, and real-time breaking news monitoring at LFA Global Inc. in New York. Drawing on AI and advanced analytics, he directs end-to-end research engagements and mentors junior analysts across the firm's international advisory work.

Rezoun Ahmed

Senior Research Analyst

Rezoun Ahmed is a Senior Research Analyst at LFA, specializing in business intelligence, sector analysis, and economic research. He supports institutional clients with market entry evaluations, competitor mapping, and policy impact assessments, and is known for turning complex data into clear, executive-ready insights. He holds a BBA and an MBA.

Kamran Hossain

Research Analyst

Research analyst at LFA Global Inc, supporting advisory engagements across international markets. Conducts research and due diligence, prepares analytical reports and procurement submissions, and applies data analysis tools to structure and visualize findings. Coordinates project workflows, stakeholder engagement, and internal communications. Holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Interested in connecting with our team?