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FG has been training business leaders and consulting with corporations, governments and government agencies for the past two decades. He has developed customized programs in global strategy formulation and implementation, political risk assessment and management, and finance for more than 70 multinational corporations, governments and numerous government agencies around the globe. Past clients include Aramco, AT&T, Alcoa, BASF, CalPERS, Cisco, Cognos, CEMEX, Dow, Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, UBS, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the World Bank among many others.

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  • Consulted with major international telecommunications company in evaluating its global strategy.
  • Advised U.S. telecommunications company in establishing criteria for global strategic alliances.
  • Assisted a major health service company to formulate global pricing strategy.
  • Advised executives of Fortune 20 company on international corporate strategy following major reorganizations of business operations.
  • Reviewed foreign exchange risk management in its South American operations for a major pharmaceutical company.
  • Served as an expert witness for the Internal Revenue Service on international economics and finance.
  • Developed forecast of European telecommunications industry in light of the 1992 economic unification and recommended corporate strategies for a Fortune 100 company.
  • Produced an extensive study documenting strategic downstream investments of the national oil companies of the major oil-producing nations.
  • Conducted an evaluation of debt equity swap arrangements in a number of Latin American countries for a major money center bank.
  • Reviewed methodology for Congressionally mandated Overseas Private Investment Corporation study.
  • Conducted a comparative study of the official programs of selected OECD countries that provide financing to private investors for projects in developing countries.
  • Evaluated the financial aspects of country risk including exchange controls, devaluation and likelihood of payment delays for a multinational oil service company with operations in more than countries.
  • Studied the competitiveness of the U.S. Textile Industry and the impact of Government Policy on the strategy of a major U.S. textile company for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
  • Engaged by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to supervise, organize, coordinate, and publish the proceedings of a conference on political risk assessment, insurance, and management.
  • Analyzed the impact of export financing incentives on job creation and tax revenues for the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Export Trade Council.
  • Undertook a study of the demand and production of the world petrochemical industry and its impact on petrochemical investment in the Gulf area for a major oil producing nation.
  • Studied the downstream and diversification strategy of a major U.S. multinational oil company.
  • Energy planning for the government of Korea, sponsored by the Department of Energy; contractor: General Electric.
  • Energy planning for the government of Portugal, sponsored by the Department of Energy/Argonne National Laboratories; contractor: General Electric.
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