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Andrius Tursa

Central & Eastern Europe Advisor

Andrius Tursa helps Teneo’s clients navigate political risks in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.

Andrius has been working as a political risk consultant since 2012. Some of his previous clients include Eurasia Group, IHS Markit, Fitch Solutions and the Economist Intelligence Unit. Andrius is also an experienced labor market policy researcher and evaluator. In 2017, he co-founded Lithuania-based research and consulting company Policy Impact Lab.

Andrius has a master’s degree in global governance and diplomacy from the University of Oxford and holds an honors bachelor’s degree in international development from the University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, he is based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

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