Dr. Neil Quilliam is a foreign affairs specialist with extensive experience consulting to government officials and corporate clients on geopolitics and energy in the Middle East. He previously worked as a senior Energy Adviser to the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Today, he is a Senior Associate Fellow at the King Faisal for Research and Islamic Studies Center. He is also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House. Dr. Quilliam is the managing director and head of strategy at Azure Strategy. He had received a scholarship from King Faisal Foundation to complete his post-doctoral studies.