Tanya Costello
Strategy Director
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Biography
Tanya Costello leads Astraea’s clients and markets strategy, which includes special situations horizon scanning, thought leadership and the development and delivery of Astraea’s multidisciplinary special situations offering.
Tanya has a background in political risk consulting, with a specialism in Russia and Eurasia. She has worked with corporate, financial and government clients in New York, Tokyo and London operating across a range of sectors, including oil and gas, mining, and retail. Tanya has travelled widely for research purposes, including to Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Tanya has a first-class degree in Russian from the University of Birmingham and a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics. She is also a trained barrister (unregistered) and an accredited civil and commercial mediator. In addition, Tanya has experience in the voluntary sector, most recently monitoring an immigration detention facility for the Independent Monitoring Board.