Summit International Advisors
David A. Merkel is the CEO and Chairman of Summit International Advisors, LLC. He is a geo-strategist and former U.S. government official. He is an expert on Europe and Eurasia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Summit International Advisors counsels clients on geopolitical risks. We identify trends, engage relationships and develop strategies for negotiation success, market entry, and crisis management, ensuring success both in times of stability and dynamic change.
Summit International Advisors' experience spans the Office of Cabinet Affairs and the National Security Council (NSC) in the White House, three Cabinet agencies including the Department of State and Treasury, and regulatory Agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In addition to executive branch experience, we have worked at senior levels in both the US Senate and House of Representatives on national security affairs. Our team has worked and lived in Africa, Asia and Europe and offers over thirty years of experience engaging at the highest level with foreign governments, leaders and executives in strategic industries.