Sam Olsen

Chief Analyst, Sibylline

Sam Olsen is Chief Analyst at Sibylline and a widely published authority on China–Western relations, the Indo-Pacific, and the changing world order, with more than 25 years’ experience across government, think tanks, and the private sector. He specialises in the use of AI and data modelling to generate actionable geopolitical insights. Formerly Head of the Adarga Research Institute and founder of the Evenstar Institute, he advises the British government and a range of Fortune 500 companies globally. Now based in the UK after a decade living in Asia, he is a regular lecturer at universities and military academies, was educated at Oxford University and Cass Business School, and is a former British Army intelligence officer and U.S. Senate Legislative Fellow on Chinese trade policy.