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JAVIER CORTES
PARTNER

A Harvard Business School (HBS) alumnus with a career spanning over 25 years in national security, economic intelligence, deep-level investigations, M&A due diligence. His expertise is built on a foundation of defense-sector intelligence and executive leadership as a former Managing Director at Kroll Inc.

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Career Evolution

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  • National Security & Intelligence (12 Years): Specialized in government economic security, and NATO-Private sector defense high-technology developments.

  • Kroll Inc. (Early 2000s): Served as Managing Director for Spain, Portugal, and the Middle East, leading complex regional mandates for one of the world’s premier risk consultancies.

  • Boutique Leadership (2016): Founded a specialized firm to provide investors with a decisive information advantage in high-value deals and critical business scenarios.

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Core Specializations

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He is a recognized expert in navigating high-friction environments, including:

  • Complex Litigation & Business Blockades: Resolving systemic obstacles to commercial operations.

  • Reputation analysis: Mitigating high-level hazards to corporate and individual standing.

  • Elite Access: Connecting clients to high-level, "difficult-to-reach" stakeholders within governments and global private sectors.

  • M&A intelligence before a deal takes place.

  • Global Asset searches, for litigation and arbitration processes

His background across the industry

Core Capabilities: Reducing Information Asymmetry

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We empower clients to make informed decisions by creating a decisive information advantage in high-stakes scenarios:

  • Litigation Support: Securing the "informational edge" over opposing parties.

  • Strategic Due Diligence: Providing investment firms with deep-level pre-deal insights.

  • Global Asset Tracing: Identifying assets across onshore and offshore jurisdictions.

  • Corporate Control & Proxy Contests: Navigating disputes and supporting proxy advisors with vetted intelligence.

  • Financial Integrity: Investigating fraud, corruption, complex financial networks, and financial crimes.

  • Intelligence Consulting: Designing and implementing bespoke internal intelligence units for corporations.

  • Solving corporate challenges: Neutralizing smear campaigns and uncovering the architects of influence groups.

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Education

  • MBA, Harvard Business School (HBS Alumnus)

  • BA Honors, Management and compliance, University of Manchester, UK

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Executive credential

  • Mergers & Acquisitions certificate, Columbia Business School

  • Behavioural Economics,  Harvard Business school

  • Cybersecurity certificate, Massachussets Institute of Technology, MIT

  • Entrepreneurship, from Lab to markets, Harvard University

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Memberships

  • Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs (HAA)

  • Harvard Club of New York and Madrid

  • International Compliance Association (ICA, certified compliance professional)

  • The IRM ( Certified Risk Management Professional)

Contact

I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect.

info@katzintell.com

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Avda. Europa 26, edificio Atica

Pozuelo de Alarcón

Madrid 28224

Spain

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1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 1025.

Washington, DC 20006 (USA)

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