Solve Strategies is a next-generation advisory collective driving systemic change across emerging markets.
We partner with organizations that want to stay ahead of the curve on climate and sustainable development—cutting through noise, sharpening strategic direction, and unlocking entirely new avenues for value creation.
We help you navigate – and lead – the emerging era of regenerative growth, driving profitable transformation while co-creating a more resilient and equitable future for our world.
We are a global collective of purpose-driven advisors to equip leaders with bold insights, adaptive strategies, and collaborative solutions that drive regenerative growth and a more just, sustainable world.
Senior advisors across geopolitics, economics, sustainability, climate, and operations delivering future-focused intelligence for complex environments.
Every engagement is bespoke — sharp analysis, targeted support, and no generic playbooks.
Always-on access to personalized, high-caliber strategic guidance that integrates seamlessly with your leadership and teams.
We stay with you, grounding decisions in today’s realities while ensuring you remain strategically ready for the future.
Solve Strategies is powered by a collective of senior, globally experienced advisors who have spent decades building markets, mobilizing capital, and leading transformative change. They bring deep expertise and cross-sector insight to help our clients drive regenerative growth and prosperity:
Solve Strategies seeks to partner with mission-driven leaders to take bold action on sustainable development. Be part of this journey by contacting us to discuss potential collaborations.
Jessica is a globally recognized expert in sustainable finance and responsible investing, with more than two decades of industry leadership. She has held senior roles across the private and public sectors, advising institutional investors, banks, governments, and regulators on sustainable investment, climate strategy, carbon markets, and gender finance.
With extensive experience across the Middle East and Africa, as well as over a decade working in China and Hong Kong, she brings a truly global perspective to her work.
Widely regarded as a thought leader, she is a frequent speaker at international conferences and known for offering clear, compelling insights on the evolving sustainability and finance landscape, particularly in emerging markets.
Jessica is also a committed advocate for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. She is the author of Financial Feminism and is currently writing her second book on female leadership.
Gus brings extensive international experience in sustainability consulting, board-level advisory, and transformational leadership. He specializes in developing regenerative growth strategies that help clients implement ESG frameworks, decarbonization pathways, and climate risk assessments.
He also brings expertise in quantifying the financial value of ESG impacts, and has worked across transport, energy, financial services, and other sectors. For 10 years he led PwC’s and EY’s award-winning sustainability consulting teams in the Middle East, helping organizations embed ESG considerations throughout their operations and value chains, while also serving as a senior advisor to governments across MENA.
Known for his inspiring and energetic leadership style, he excels at navigating complex commercial environments spanning public and private sectors, combining excellent communication and interpersonal skills with deep technical expertise.
He is currently co-founder of Solve Strategies, a next-generation advisory collective driving systemic change in emerging markets.
Aziz is a former senior Canadian diplomat with a career in government and the private sector spanning almost 30 years. His expertise in diplomacy and sustainable development has been a signature of his time in government.
Notable assignments include being a senior advisor on Middle East affairs for Canada’s Prime Minister, Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to the UAE, and a Canadian representative to the negotiations for the Millennium Development Goals.
Today, Aziz is the Managing Director of Global Communications Agency Middle East (GCA), a government affairs advisory firm. He manages public affairs, international strategy advisory, and government relations projects for clients around the world.
He blends consulting and diplomatic experience, and communications skills to create and execute strategies for philanthropy, international partnerships, and sustainable development that align with business objectives.
