Strategic investigations and advisory for complex risk environments.

Sēk Strategies helps organizations understand what is happening, what risks it creates, and what can realistically be done about it.

We work where environmental harm, corruption, weak governance, rights impacts, illicit finance, and stakeholder conflict overlap — and where organizations need clear analysis and practical strategy.

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How we can help

  • Rapid Risk Memo

    A fast, focused read on a project, company, sector, or issue

  • Evidence-to-Strategy Sprint

    Support turning research, findings, or concerns into practical strategy

  • Stakeholder Mapping

    A practical map of who matters, where influence sits, and how risks may escalate

  • Tailored Support

    Longer or more involved projects can be scoped around a specific investigation, strategy need, decision point, or advisory request

 Partners & Clients

  • “Eryn is a skilled and dedicated investigator and researcher, and an incredibly powerful advocate. As a policy adviser for our banks and anti-corruption team she played a leading role in many of our campaigns, not least tackling the role of anonymously owned companies in global corruption and money laundering. Her knowledge of the world of investment was also invaluable. Moreover, she is a compelling public speaker and good fun to work with! What more could you ask for?”

    Patrick Alley, Co-Founder at Global Witness

  • “Eryn stepped into her role as interim director at a pivotal time for the FTC. During a global pandemic, the FTC was in the midst of a leadership and strategic transition with an urgent need to secure future funding. Under Eryn’s leadership the Coalition successfully hired a permanent director, developed and finalized a new multi-year strategic plan, and raised US$2million in under 10 months.”

    - Holden Healy, Head of Operations at the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC)

  • “Eryn is awesome to work with. She guided Open Ownership to develop our advocacy strategy targeting complex and long-term change in a fast changing environment. I really appreciated her wise counsel, razor sharp focus and challenging yet constructive questioning! Her work has created a robust foundation for our global advocacy work challenging corporate opacity, and over a year on, our team is using the strategy weekly to make smart decisions. “

    -Louise Russell-Prywata, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Open Ownership

In the news

  • Schornick, … , told OCCRP that Yan and Zhou are part of what appears to be a growing trend of Chinese criminals who seek to associate themselves with the U.N. and surrounding NGOs to use the body's legitimacy to promote themselves and their business ventures.

    Behind these scammers are often powerful interests, including those with apparent links to the Chinese state and organized crime, Schornick said.

    - OCCRP

  • “The warning signs were there for a responsible businessperson, but it seems Trump didn’t want to know,” said Eryn Schornick, a senior policy adviser at Global Witness in a statement.

    - Slate

  • “[Trump] may be acting in his own accord and not on the interests of American people,” [Eryn Schornick] said.

    - ABC News

  • "Lo importante aquí es que los negocios de Trump ahora ya no son sólo sus negocios, es el presidente de Estados Unidos y, por tanto, son asuntos de la nación; y los votantes y los ciudadanos tienen el derecho a conocer" si pudo beneficiarse de operaciones de blanqueo de dinero, declaró Eryn Schornick, una de las autoras.

    - EFE

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Washington, DC 20001

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Sēk Strategies works with organizations that need clear analysis and practical strategy in complex, high-risk environments.