Ankura Announces Launch of McLarty Associates Trade Compass

Bespoke Tool Empowers Organizations to Navigate Unprecedented Trade Policy Changes

Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (“Ankura”), a leading global expert services and advisory firm, today announced that McLarty Associates – an Ankura company since 2021 — has launched the “Trade Compass”,  a subscription-based platform designed to help organizations monitor and respond to rapidly evolving U.S. trade policies.  Built, led, and continuously updated by a team of former U.S. diplomats and government officials with decades of experience negotiating and shaping trade policy across the globe, the Trade Compass integrates real-time updates with expert-insider analysis and carefully curated trade intelligence, making it a powerful tool for decision-makers as they navigate today’s dynamic U.S. trade landscape and measure its impact on supply chains and markets around the world.

“Trade is driving decisions and policies in more disruptive ways than ever, and decision-makers need actionable insights at the speed of relevance. That’s exactly what Trade Compass offers,” said Fernando Batlle, Head of Global Strategic Advisory at Ankura. “This tool goes beyond a simple dashboard, it provides real-time, predictive insights from leaders whose storied careers in the many ‘rooms where it happens’ benefit our clients with hard-earned expertise to understand and effectively navigate today’s trade landscape.”

Unlike standard trackers and static tools, the Trade Compass provides precise, actionable insights crafted by former senior officials and presented in a seamless, executive-ready interface, empowering clients to effectively navigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.

“We’re living in a period of exceptional change and trade is now at the epicenter of geopolitical accelerants affecting economic and regulatory decisions in capitals all over the world. Trade Compass helps clients see through the fog with greater clarity,” said former White House Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to McLarty Associates and the Trade Compass Team Rep. Mick Mulvaney. “McLarty Associates invented commercial diplomacy, and they’re modernizing it as part of the Ankura family. This new tool is critical in helping clients see the big picture with incredible granularity, in time to react strategically.”

“Trade policy is remaking governance and regulatory outlooks everywhere, for everyone. Staying first-in-class demands drilling deeper and faster on trade than ever before,”  said McLarty Associates President Ambassador Lee Feinstein. “Our thriving trade practice, headed by Trump Administration NEC and USTR veteran Kate Kalutkiewicz, is built on unparalleled expertise. Now that team has built a custom tool offering real-time policy insights from the highest levels with on-the-ground capabilities to deliver results where it matters most.”