Note: This profile is only available in english. If you require it translated to spanish, please contact us.

AGNIA GRIGAS

Authority on geopolitics; author of 3 award-winning books including “The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas"


  • Strategic advisor for multinational corporations & government institutions
  • Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington DC
  • Advisory Board member of energy companies and think tanks
  • TIME magazine’s Top 9 books on Russia: “Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire” (Yale UP, 2016)
  • Author of “The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas” (Harvard UP, 2017)

Agnia is a speaker, consultant, and author on energy and geopolitics. She is the author of three acclaimed books: “The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas”; (Harvard University Press, 2017), “Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire”; (Yale University Press, 2016) and “The Politics of Energy and Memory between the Baltic States and Russia”; (Ashgate, 2013; Routlege 2016). 

An internationally recognized thought leader, Dr. Grigas collaborates with the DC and the international think-tank community. She serves as a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and an advisory board member at the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs, Occidental College, the Vilnius Institute for Policy Analysis and formerly at the LNG trading company LITGAS. 

Agnia has fifteen years of experience in business development and strategic advisory for multinational corporations and government institutions. She has testified for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on American LNG exports to Europe and served on the foreign policy team of Hillary Clinton’s 2018 Presidential campaign. Previously she was an energy and FDI advisor to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She started her career as a financial analyst at JPMorgan and subsequently advised on emerging markets for Eurasia Group, Barclays Bank, and other Fortune 100 companies. 

Dr. Grigas is an in-demand keynote speaker, and a frequent media contributor. Her articles and commentary have appeared in WSJ, NYT, CNN, BBC, Forbes, Newsweek, Bloomberg, Reuters, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and others.

Agnia holds a Master’s and Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University.

Agnia tailors each presentation to the needs of his audience and is not limited to the topics listed below. Please ask us about any subject that interests you:

  • Global Energy 
  • Geopolitical Risks
  • Geopolitical Balancing and Alignment
  • Russia-Ukraine War
  • US & Eurasian Energy Policies
  • Globalized and Digitalized Education

The New Order in Global Energy Markets

The emergence of new energy superpowers, the decline of old producers, the globalization of markets, and the constrains of climate change are all creating upheavals in the global energy markets. What awaits energy consumers, importers, and producers? How will be the impact on and of politics? Will shale and fracking persist? Is gas king? Will renewables take over? As the author of award winning book  “The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas (Harvard University Press”, Dr. Grigas discusses the rapidly changing global energy industry and the accompanying shifts in geopolitics and builds on her expertise in the American, European, Russian and Eurasian markets and politics.

Political Risks and Economic Opportunities in a Globalized World

With a volatile international environment and the rise of transnational risks and conflicts, understanding political and geopolitical risk has become more important than ever for corporations and organizations with a global reach. Military conflicts, rise of populism, pandemics, food insecurity, inflation, energy insecurity, climate change… These are just some of concerns governments, business, and citizens wrestle with every day. As a political risk analyst and consultant, Dr. Grigas shows how to mitigate risk and grasp opportunities in local, regional, and global contexts.

Russia-Ukraine: A Regional Conflict with Global Consequences

The Russia-Ukraine conflict which erupted in a full-blown war in 2022 has upended the post-Cold War era. As author of TIME magazine’s Top 9 books on Russia, “Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire” (Yale UP), Dr. Grigas demonstrates how this conflict is reconfiguring geopolitical alignments. European maps are re-drawn. Markets are divided. The energy and food sectors are in flux. The future of NATO, the European Union, Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia is in question. What can we expect in the conflict? What are the implications? Why does this matter for governments, industries, and citizens worldwide?

Geopolitical Balancing and Alignment

Can countries still balance – politically and economically – between the United States and China? Until recently in a world dominated by the superpower of the United States (some would argue a declining power) and the rising superpower of China (in terms of its econo-my and population), many countries opted to balance in the middle. The Ukrainian Russian war drew red lines between Russia and the West. Moreover, this war has highlighted the growing global divide between the democracies and autocracies. Dr. Grigas discusses what can smaller, developed or developing nations expect in their efforts to balance be-tween the superpowers and rising superpowers in a globalized but at the same time divided world.

Globalized and Digitalized Education

You’re not taking that most popular Harvard online class yet? Your kid’s math tutor is not (yet) from Eastern Europe? Learning coding with India’s Byju’s teachers? Practicing piano with instructors from Juilliard? This is the reality for the increasingly globalized and digitalized education space. Parents today can hack their child’s education and take advantage of global opportunities. Whether it’s homeschooling in elementary years with support of global talent or enrolling into the Stanford Online High School, the options appear limitless. At the same time, the competition is now officially global for top university spots and in the global labor force. Dr. Grigas unpacks these rising trends for members of the education industry and for parents.

“Agnia Grigas is a wonderful speaker. Natural, poised and knowledgeable. She knows how to keep an audience engaged.”
Atlantic Council, Washington DC

"Agnia was a top expert that assisted us in understanding Eastern Europe and enabled us to make successful ventures. Her lectures and training seminars were outstanding and informative for Barclays management and staff. She translates complex topics into practical understanding in an engaging manner."
Barclays Global Retail Bank

  • Travels From: Washington D.C., USA
  • Fee Range: USD 20.001 to USD 30.000


*Fee Range:

Fee ranges listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline. Please note: if a speaker has a fee range listed such as USD 20.000 to USD 40.000, it indicates that the fee falls within that range. Speakers’ fees are subject to change without notice. Fees often vary based on several factors, including speaker’s availability, length of presentation, supply and demand, and event location, among others. Please contact us with your specific event details and requirements, and we will provide you with a precise quote.