Our Leadership
The Djaha & Company team is a global network of leadership engineers, geopolitical strategists, institutional architects, and corporate–government systems designers united by a single purpose: to strengthen the resilience, competitiveness, and legitimacy of the world’s most consequential institutions.
We operate across sectors, continents, and governance environments, bringing together multidisciplinary expertise that allows us to design the leadership systems, governance architectures, and strategic frameworks required for CEOs, corporations, governments, and sovereign‑level actors to lead with clarity and stability.
President & Global Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jean Narcisse Djaha is the President and Global CEO of Djaha & Company, providing strategic leadership across the firm’s global practices, governance systems, and executive‑level engagements.
Our Leader
A global leadership systems design mogul, Dr. Jean Narcisse Djaha is the President and Global CEO of Djaha & Company, providing strategic leadership and serves as the principal architect of the firm’s global direction, governance systems, and executive‑level engagements. He is responsible for defining the firm’s long‑term vision, ensuring disciplined execution across all global practices, and safeguarding the institutional coherence that anchors Djaha & Company’s identity and impact.
A Distinguished IR Scholar, Ivorian Disruptive Author, and Founder of the Market Made School of International Relations, Dr. Djaha is recognized as the Father of the Market‑Made World Order (MMWO)—a pioneering international relations theory that redefines how corporations, governments, and multilateral institutions compete and collaborate in a world driven by markets, technology, and systemic disruption. His work also advances the African International Economic Order, a new architecture for influence and executive order in the 21st century.
A highly acclaimed young global leader and institution builder, Dr. Djaha is the founder and Global Executive Chair of the African Council on Foreign Relations (ACFR). His leadership spans Africa, the United States, Latin America, and Europe, with a strong commitment to social impact across regions.
A born writer, Dr. Jean Narcisse Djaha’s is the author of several books including The Incoming Market‑Made World Order", examining how markets—not states—are now shaping geopolitics, rewriting influence, and redefining global power, and Market Power & The Next Geopolitical CEO", exploring the rise of corporate leaders as strategic actors who operate at the front lines of global competition. Together, these books advance his argument that the twenty‑first century will be governed by those who command markets, networks, and the strategic systems that bind nations. Across the transatlantic space, he is regarded as a trusted voice on the future of governance, competitive strategy, and the evolving dynamics of global influence.
Widely recognized for his ability to synthesize complex global dynamics into clear strategic frameworks, Dr. Djaha is regarded as one of the leading voices shaping the emerging discipline of market‑centric geopolitics and the future of global leadership.
Global Network
Djaha & Company’s people operate across continents, enabling us to support institutions navigating diverse political, regulatory, and market environments.
Regional Hubs
North America — Washington, DC and Canada
Europe — Brussels & London
Africa — Abidjan & Johannesburg
Middle East — Dubai
Asia — Singapore