Calibrate risk, identify opportunities and find the right partners

with confidence.

We are committed to providing

sustainable solutions for our clients.

We provide in-depth market and feasibility studies and map key stakeholders and competitors.

We provide political risk assessments, mitigation and contingency planning for investment and development projects.

We provide delivery impact evaluations and run requirement assessments to prevent duplication, money laundering and double accounting.

We evaluate and vet partners and provide due diligence and end-user verification.

We facilitate and assist in development priorities and funding across UN member states.

We provide stewardship of justice and security projects in the realm of policing, prosecution, border management, asylum and migration.

We evaluate and support confidence-building measures, peace processes and subordinate negotiations.

We design social and environmental impact investment instruments in transitional economies.

We recalibrate and repurpose ‘stalling’ projects through targeted ‘back on track’ methodologies.

We design, implement and support metric-based change management processes and provide customized leadership coaching and mentoring services.

We design capacity building programs for all layers of governments, and civil society and private sector actors.

We provide localization services to United Nations reform efforts, including the development and reform of the United Nations Resident Coordinator system.

We establish or improve collaborative structures and coordinate between multiple stakeholders.

We support buyers and sellers by matching requirements with funding and sourcing goods/services.

We provide logistical and administrative support.

Where We Work

Bangladesh

Belarus

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Croatia

Jordan

Kyrgyzstan

Lithuania

Northern Macedonia

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Trusted By

Gaspar Bergman and Zack Taylor started Bergman Taylor in 2020 following a cumulative 35 years working across the diplomatic, development and political realms of the United Nations and other multilateral organizations. The pair started Bergman Taylor out of a recognition that traditional organizations were struggling to live up to the challenges of the twenty-first century, and a drive to facilitate positive change through agility, innovation and partnership.

Zack Taylor

Zack Taylor spent a decade working on conflict, mediation and political processes across the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. He spent a further seven years holding senior United Nations management positions with assignments in Turkey and Ukraine, where he led implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UN reform. His work outside the UN includes supporting the EU’s efforts in integrated border management in the Balkans and East Africa, and support to the United States’ work in global electoral participation. Zack has an undergraduate degree in International Relations from Middlebury College in Vermont, USA, and a postgraduate degree in Security and Integration Studies from University College London.

Christian Franzelin

Christian hails from a corporate background with more than twenty years of executive experience with multi-national companies. He has managed large-scale projects for a wide range of blue-chip clients and is highly skilled in understanding and developing new markets. Christian has worked in very challenging and politically sensitive locations in Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, often in front-line asset roles.

He currently resides in Vienna, Austria, from where he supports our clients with the analysis of complex political, economic, development and security-related issues, and the development of recommendations and tangible strategies with attendant budgets, organizational structures and timelines.

Christian holds a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the University of London/London School of Economics and a Master of Arts in Global Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Olivier Adam

Olivier has a Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Specialisees International Finance from the University of Paris and a Diplôme Economics and Finance from Institutd’Etudes Politiques. More recently he received MAs in Economics from the London School of Economics and in Public Administration from Harvard. He has extensive international leadership skills with a focus on negotiation, social responsibility and leading complex worldwide teams.

Having worked at the UN for 33 years, he has a wealth of global experience in international diplomacy and professional development. In addition to DPA Electoral Assistance, he worked as the Executive Coordinator for UN volunteers, leading an organization with over 10,000 personnel and overseeing a budget of$230 million a year.

He has worked in numerous countries including Germany, Austria, Afghanistan, Timor-Leste, Peru, Argentina, Nigeria, Tanzania, Turkey, the Slovak Republic and Ukraine. Olivier speaks English, French and Spanish.

Jan Hartman

Jan has 25 years of experience working as a diplomat for the US Department of State, specializing in public diplomacy. She has worked at Embassies in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

After leaving the State Department, Jan worked with the non-profit Independent Diplomat to provide advisory services to countries that do not have their own diplomatic corps. She has worked in private consulting in public diplomacy and is currently working with a major US creative agency specializing in values-driven digital strategies for good causes.

She holds a BA Honors degree in Politics from the University of Essex and speaks Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and some Somali.

Yefim Nivoro

Yefim has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and software industries and has received numerous awards for his technical knowledge in the international technology sector.

After achieving a BA in International Studies from Middlebury College and an MBA in Business Administration from Northwestern University, Yefim set up two successful consulting firms that have generated over $350 million for his clients. He is currently the CEO and Founder of Globetek Media LLC, and CEO at Telglobe Services Inc.

Yefim also has extensive experience in international sales management, strategic marketing, business development, and managing accounts in Latin America. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese, French and Russian.

Jamie McGoldrick

Jamie has 20 years experience in humanitarian affairs with the UN. In addition to working at OCHA for eight years, he has worked as a Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and as a humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Before this he served as the UN Resident Coordinator in Yemen, and earlier, in Georgia. He has also lectured for the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, offering his insights and expertise in this area.

He has a BA in politics from the Glasgow Caledonian University.