Who we are

Guides who have been where you are.

We are researchers, diplomats and business development experts with over 25 years of experience turning data into decisive action. Collectively, we have worked in more than 100 countries driving systems change.

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Michael Guterbock and Ilanit Kateb, co-founders of Lynx Advisors

Ilanit Kateb & Michael GuterbockCo-founders, Lynx

Welcome to Lynx

We built the firm we wished existed.

Our work sits where global events meet organizational reality. We have seen how often the smartest strategy fails not because the analysis was wrong, but because the organization could not translate it into decisions, language or partnerships.

So we built a team that can do all three: read the landscape, write it clearly, and connect the people who can act on it. Our clients are leaders who need a view they can trust — and a partner who will stay in the room while it is used.

Ilanit Kateb & Michael Guterbock — Co-founders

Meet the team

Vision & mission

A world where organizations can withstand complexity.

Vision

Strong, sustainable, and capable of withstanding an ever-changing global landscape.

We create a shift in mentality, helping leaders make links between what is happening in the world and how their organization can respond.

The organization’s geostrategic position
Internal operational agility
The ability to create alliances across sectors

Mission

Empower institutions, governments and corporations to make strategic links.

We connect global trends to organizational resilience by making policy shifts understandable, using data-driven analysis, and making cross-sector alliances accessible.

Making policy shifts and adaptation understandable
Using data to anticipate and respond to uncertainty
Making cross-sector alliances practical

Our approach

A different way to think about globalization and adaptability.

Success is not only about reading the world. It is about building the internal conditions to respond — and the external relationships to respond with.

Geostrategic position

Where your organization sits in the world — and how shifts in policy, trade and security change that position.

Operational agility

Whether your structures, processes and people can absorb change without losing direction.

Alliances across sectors

The partners, funders and institutions you need beside you — and the language to work with them.

The team

Diplomacy, strategy and business development.

We bring over 25 years of experience in public, private and nonprofit sector development — and understand the importance of creating strong links between them.

Ilanit Kateb

Co-Founder & Lead Organizational Development Advisor

A global business development expert who helps organizations build and thrive through times of change. A researcher, writer and educator, she guides leaders across industries to build resilient organizations.

Michael Guterbock

Co-Founder & Lead Global Risk Advisor

A political scientist and strategic advisor who helps companies, organizations and individuals understand current global and geopolitical trends. A leader, entrepreneur and educator grounded in both the private and public sectors.