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| − | '''Andrew James Rathmell''' (born | + | '''Andrew James Rathmell''' (born October 1966) is a British security consultant and former academic. He is currently a director at the corporate security and 'stabilisation' consultancy [[Libra Advisory Group]]. |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | Until 2001 Rathmell was Senior Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London and director of the [[International Centre for Security Analysis]]. Between 2001 and 2006 he was RAND Europe’s Defence and Security research programme where he managed studies for European and US governments on Stabilisation and Reconstruction operations, homeland security, counter-terrorism and Critical Infrastructure Protection.<ref>Libra Advisory Group, [http://www.libraadvisorygroup.com/rathmell.htm Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell] (accessed 23 May 2008)</ref> As a director of [[Libra Advisory Group]], | + | Until 2001 Rathmell was Senior Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London and director of the [[International Centre for Security Analysis]]. Between 2001 and 2006 he was RAND Europe’s Defence and Security research programme where he managed studies for European and US governments on Stabilisation and Reconstruction operations, homeland security, counter-terrorism and Critical Infrastructure Protection.<ref>Libra Advisory Group, [http://www.libraadvisorygroup.com/rathmell.htm Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell] (accessed 23 May 2008)</ref> As a director of [[Libra Advisory Group]], Rathmell has been chief planner for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq; director of a UK-funded programme to rebuild the Iraqi interior ministry; lead consultant on a World Bank review of Governance capacity building in Iraq; an advisor to the UK’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit; and member of the US Government’s Iraq Joint Strategic Assessment Team.<ref>Libra Advisory Group, [http://www.libraadvisorygroup.com/rathmell.htm Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell] (accessed 23 May 2008)</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Aktis Strategy]], co-founder and director (2012–2020) | ||
*[[Libra Advisory Group]], director | *[[Libra Advisory Group]], director | ||
*[[Rand Europe]] | *[[Rand Europe]] | ||
*[[Information Assurance Advisory Council]] (IAAC), founder and former CEO | *[[Information Assurance Advisory Council]] (IAAC), founder and former CEO | ||
*[[International Centre for Security Analysis]], former director | *[[International Centre for Security Analysis]], former director | ||
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| + | ==Aktis Strategy== | ||
| + | Companies House records Andrew James Rathmell (born October 1966) as a director of [[Aktis Strategy]] Limited (08327972) from its incorporation on 12 December 2012 until 13 January 2020; the company was dissolved on 22 June 2023.<ref name="CHAktis">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08327972/officers AKTIS STRATEGY LIMITED (08327972): officers] ''Companies House'', accessed 16 October 2026.</ref> [[Devex]] reported in 2019 that Aktis had become "one of FCO's regular contractors" in Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and Lebanon, that the "FCO was its biggest client, mostly through the controversial cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund", and that Rathmell, described as "former director and co-founder", attributed its insolvency to poor financial management that left it unable to manage rapid scale-up.<ref name="Devex2019">Devex, [https://www.devex.com/news/exclusive-major-uk-aid-contractor-aktis-strategy-goes-bust-94465 Exclusive: Major UK aid contractor Aktis Strategy goes bust] ''Devex'', March 2019.</ref> Companies House lists his other appointments as director of Samam Limited (09255528) and Scripta Limited (08369106), and former director of Aktek Limited (10254972).<ref name="CHAktis" /> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Terrorologist|Rathmell. Andrew]][[Category:CPA Iraq|Rathmell, Andrew]] | [[Category:Terrorologist|Rathmell. Andrew]][[Category:CPA Iraq|Rathmell, Andrew]] | ||
| + | [[Category:CSSF Contractors|Rathmell, Andrew]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 16 October 2026
Andrew James Rathmell (born October 1966) is a British security consultant and former academic. He is currently a director at the corporate security and 'stabilisation' consultancy Libra Advisory Group.
Education
Rathmell holds a PhD from London University and an MA from Balliol College Oxford. He also studied at George Washington University and in Damascus.[1]
Career
Until 2001 Rathmell was Senior Lecturer in War Studies at King’s College London and director of the International Centre for Security Analysis. Between 2001 and 2006 he was RAND Europe’s Defence and Security research programme where he managed studies for European and US governments on Stabilisation and Reconstruction operations, homeland security, counter-terrorism and Critical Infrastructure Protection.[2] As a director of Libra Advisory Group, Rathmell has been chief planner for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq; director of a UK-funded programme to rebuild the Iraqi interior ministry; lead consultant on a World Bank review of Governance capacity building in Iraq; an advisor to the UK’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit; and member of the US Government’s Iraq Joint Strategic Assessment Team.[3]
Affiliations
- Aktis Strategy, co-founder and director (2012–2020)
- Libra Advisory Group, director
- Rand Europe
- Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC), founder and former CEO
- International Centre for Security Analysis, former director
Aktis Strategy
Companies House records Andrew James Rathmell (born October 1966) as a director of Aktis Strategy Limited (08327972) from its incorporation on 12 December 2012 until 13 January 2020; the company was dissolved on 22 June 2023.[4] Devex reported in 2019 that Aktis had become "one of FCO's regular contractors" in Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Somalia and Lebanon, that the "FCO was its biggest client, mostly through the controversial cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund", and that Rathmell, described as "former director and co-founder", attributed its insolvency to poor financial management that left it unable to manage rapid scale-up.[5] Companies House lists his other appointments as director of Samam Limited (09255528) and Scripta Limited (08369106), and former director of Aktek Limited (10254972).[4]
Notes
- ↑ Libra Advisory Group, Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell (accessed 23 May 2008)
- ↑ Libra Advisory Group, Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell (accessed 23 May 2008)
- ↑ Libra Advisory Group, Libra Advisory Group Team: Andrew Rathmell (accessed 23 May 2008)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Companies House, AKTIS STRATEGY LIMITED (08327972): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Devex, Exclusive: Major UK aid contractor Aktis Strategy goes bust Devex, March 2019.