- About Us
Your trusted partners in a rapidly changing world
The guidance you need to move forward with confidence
At Hyperion, our goal isn’t to remove risk. It’s to help you understand it, calculate it, and act with clarity.
Our advisors connect the dots others miss, showing you not only what’s happening on the geopolitical stage. But what it means for your business.
So you can make smarter decisions and move faster than the competition.
The guidance you need to move forward with confidence
At Hyperion, our goal isn’t to remove risk. It’s to help you understand it, calculate it, and act with clarity.
Our advisors connect the dots others miss, showing you not only what’s happening on the geopolitical stage. But what it means for your business.
So you can make smarter decisions and move faster than the competition.
Meet our founders
bill DUFF
Led geopolitical analysis teams responsible for reporting and forecasting on Indo-Pacific and European political, economic, and security affairs.
Served as a White House Presidential Fellow.
Worked at the U.S. Trade Representative in the Office of the President and for the State Department’s Economic and Business Affairs Bureau.
Advised on World Trade Organization negotiations, the Asian Financial Crisis, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits, and Asian state visits to Washington D.C.
Two tours of duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq.
Economic and Political Section Chief in Shanghai, Bern, and Tokyo.
Led geopolitical and geo-economic risk assessments for the U.S. National Security agencies.
Held flag-rank positions with the U.S. Navy, Army, and National Guard, leading overt and classified operations to strengthen alliances and deter aggression.
Ambassador for the University of Southern California.
- Navy Superior Civilian Service Award
- Army Superior Civilian Service Award
- State Department Hardship Award
- Department of State and Department of Defense’s Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Award
Fluent in Japanese, Chinese, and German.
You’ll find Bill surfing with his son along the California coast, training in karate, or mentoring USC students in public policy and business.
ciwan Can
PhD in international politics with wide-ranging experience in academia, politics, and the private sector.
Conducted research and fieldwork across Europe, East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Lead theoretical and policy-oriented research on Nordic and European Security, transatlantic relations, and great power competition at highly reputable universities in China and Sweden.
Founder of the Center for Geopolitical Analysis.
Former board member of the Norwegian Labour Party’s International Forum during a period of significant geopolitical disruption, providing first-hand experience of how changing global dynamics impact the development of European and transatlantic security.
Senior Middle East advisor for the Center for International and Strategic Analysis.
Former board member of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association and the Information Committee of the Norwegian Council for Africa.
Participated in high-level international meetings and conferences on European security, global security, and global governance in Europe and abroad.
Published multiple peer-reviewed academic and policy papers on China’s international relations, how the great power competition impacts European security and defense strategies, and European responses to geopolitical and geoeconomic shifts.
Fluent in Norwegian, English, Swedish, Danish, and Turkish. Working knowledge of Chinese and Kurdish.
Weekends are spent with his wife and daughter, reading the classics, or lifting weights at the gym.
PhD in international politics with wide-ranging experience in academia, politics, and the private sector.
Conducted research and fieldwork across Europe, East Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Lead theoretical and policy-oriented research on Nordic and European Security, transatlantic relations, and great power competition at highly reputable universities in China and Sweden.
Founder of the Center for Geopolitical Analysis.
Former board member of the Norwegian Labour Party’s International Forum during a period of significant geopolitical disruption, providing first-hand experience of how changing global dynamics impact the development of European and transatlantic security.
Senior Middle East advisor for the Center for International and Strategic Analysis.
Former board member of the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association and the Information Committee of the Norwegian Council for Africa.
Participated in high-level international meetings and conferences on European security, global security, and global governance in Europe and abroad.
Published multiple peer-reviewed academic and policy papers on China’s international relations, how the great power competition impacts European security and defense strategies, and European responses to geopolitical and geoeconomic shifts.
Fluent in Norwegian, English, Swedish, Danish, and Turkish. Working knowledge of Chinese and Kurdish.
Weekends are spent with his wife and daughter, reading the classics, or lifting weights at the gym.