
TradeSecure is a global advisory firm that specializes in export control, sanctions, and other trade compliance challenges around the world.
Our Services
Multi-jurisdictional compliance program development
Internal compliance program (ICP) policies, manuals, and tools
On-call assistance and ad hoc staffing
- Multi-jurisdictional compliance program development
- Internal compliance program (ICP) policies, manuals, and tools
- On-call assistance and ad hoc staffing
Comprehensive external compliance program audit
Detailed and prioritized recommendations in actionable reports
Proprietary assessment tools
- Comprehensive external compliance program audit
- Detailed and prioritized recommendations in actionable reports
- Proprietary assessment tools
- Overseas assessment experience
- Compliance culture audits
Tracking and reporting on political developments in countries
Analysis of trade and security regulations
Monitoring of policies from key drivers of sanctions and export control
- Tracking and reporting on political developments in countries
- Analysis of trade and security regulations
- Monitoring of policies from key drivers of sanctions and export control
- Risk assessments = political, security and regulatory
Violation resolution strategy and remediation plans, including voluntary self-disclosures
Corporate compliance monitoring
Corporate compliance culture assessments
- Violation resolution strategy and remediation plans, including voluntary self-disclosures
- Corporate compliance monitoring
- Corporate compliance culture assessments
- Settlement agreements
Custom training for executive leadership and key compliance personnel
Training on regulations and procedures of key foreign systems
In-person and curated online interactive training curriculum tailored to specific industry sectors
- Custom training for executive leadership and key compliance personnel
- Training on regulations and procedures of key foreign systems
- In-person and curated online interactive training curriculum tailored to specific industry sectors
Analysis of export control and sanctions regulations across multiple countries
Analysis of sanctions and export control lists and end-user lists
Due diligence support
- Analysis of export control and sanctions regulations across multiple countries
- Analysis of sanctions and export control lists and end-user lists
- Due diligence support
- In-depth legal analyses
Reviews of FDI legislation
Due diligence to identify successor liability
FCPA & anti-bribery training
- Reviews of FDI legislation
- Due diligence to identify successor liability
- FCPA & anti-bribery training
- CFIUS assessment for proposed investments
- Merger and acquisitions risk analysis reviews
TradeSecure has partnered with Merlynn Intelligence Technologies to provide clients with curated, AI-driven transaction screening tools – specifically digital experts to support sanctions and export control screening. Merlynn Intelligence Technologies Corporation’s Tacit Object Modeler (TOM) is designed to replicate an expert human’s decision making. TOM decodes explicit information and tacit knowledge used by an expert in her/his decision making – in this case complex decision making for addressing screening challenges.

Trade Compliance Program Development

Trade Compliance Program Development
Export controls and sanctions are global. A trade compliance program should be global too. TradeSecure specializes in helping companies design compliance programs to comply with not only U.S. regulations, but those of other countries.

Compliance Assessment

Compliance Assessment
Compliance failures are costly. TradeSecure helps identify and manage risks before they become bigger issues. We have experience – both domestically and internationally – helping companies strengthen their compliance organization and achieve global best practices via external compliance program audits and assessments.

Geopolitical Risk Assessments and Advisory

Geopolitical Risk Assessments and Advisory
TradeSecure supports clients with a global footprint in navigating complex regulatory and political environments.

Corrective Compliance & Remediation

Corrective Compliance & Remediation
Mistakes happen. TradeSecure has the solutions to get compliance programs back on track with efficient resolution of problems and violation remediation.

Customized Compliance Training

Customized Compliance Training
Not all firms share the same risk profile. TradeSecure will customize a training program that reflects your markets and risks. We have trained leadership and compliance personnel on export controls and sanctions risks around the world.

Customized Sanctions and Export Control Assessments and Research

Customized Sanctions and Export Control Assessments and Research
TradeSecure’s team of experts has unparalleled experience conducting analysis of export control and sanctions regimes internationally.

Foreign Investment

Foreign Investment
Foreign investment poses complex risks to international business. TradeSecure can help troubleshoot.

Automated Customer and Transaction Screening

Automated Customer and Transaction Screening
TradeSecure has partnered with Merlynn Intelligence Technologies to provide clients with curated, AI-driven transaction screening tools – specifically digital experts to support sanctions and export control screening. Merlynn Intelligence Technologies Corporation’s Tacit Object Modeler (TOM) is designed to replicate an expert human’s decision making. TOM decodes explicit information and tacit knowledge used by an expert in her/his decision making – in this case complex decision making for addressing screening challenges.

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Scott A. Jones
Founder, PresidentJones works with an array of clients in resolving complex global trade, sanctions and export control issues. He supports risk analysis, trade and security assessments, and various specialized training programs to meet industry and market specific needs. Jones is also an Affiliated Expert at CRDF Global, a DC-based non-profit focused on safety, security, and sustainability through science and innovation, and a Nonresident Fellow at Stimson Center supporting the Strategic Trade Management Initiative Program. His areas of expertise are export controls, sanctions, international trade and investment policy, and emerging technologies. Previously, Jones served as Director at the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA) and as a consultant for the Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration.
Jones has over 25 years of experience conducting international outreach on export controls and sanctions and has worked in over 60 countries. He regularly briefs U.S. and foreign government officials and private sector clients on a range of international trade and security issues. He publishes widely in academic and trade publications. He is on the editorial board of the Strategic Trade Review and is a board member of the Institute of Export and International Trade (UK). He is fluent in French and speaks conversational Russian and Spanish. He received his Ph.D. in International Political Economy from the University of Georgia and his M.A. at Lancaster University in the UK.
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Michael Beck
Founder, Vice PresidentBeck regularly works with global clients in establishing multijurisdictional trade compliance programs. He also trains clients on compliance with export controls of various countries. He provides risk assessments on sanctions, export controls and other security and trade challenges.
Beck is also a non-resident fellow with the Stimson Center conducting research on export control and sanctions issues. His previous roles included serving as Executive Director and a Sr. Research Associate at the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA). Beck has over 25 years of experience conducting research and outreach on nonproliferation and export controls and has worked in over 40 countries providing services to industry and government clients. Beck has provided training to hundreds of foreign and U.S. government officials on export control licensing, enforcement and industry outreach strategies.
He is often called upon to assist government clients in establishing modern and effective strategic trade control laws. As a U.S. government consultant, he has worked with the governments of Chile, Panama, Morocco, Jordan, Mexico, India, and many others in developing export control legislation and programs that meet international standards. Beck is the author of numerous publications on export controls. He is currently developing A.I. tools to support export control compliance. He speaks Russian and Spanish. Beck earned his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in International Relations.
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Dan Joyner
Senior Legal AdvisorJoyner provides guidance to TradeSecure clients in navigating complex export control and sanctions issues internationally. Joyner is also the Elton B. Stephens Professor of Law and Director of International Programs at the University of Alabama School of Law. He is a leading expert on international law relative to export controls, nuclear nonproliferation and civilian nuclear energy. He is the author of three books and numerous peer-reviewed articles on these subjects.
As a subject matter expert, Joyner has been called upon by public and private sector clients to provide legal advice and training on matters including strategic export controls, IAEA safeguards, economic sanctions, international investment law, and nuclear nonproliferation treaties and regimes. He regularly works as a consultant on strategic trade controls for the U.S. Department of State Office of Export Controls and Border Security. Joyner is fluent in Japanese. He received his B.A. in Japanese from Brigham Young University, his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in law from the University of Warwick School of Law.
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Scott Spence
Senior Legal AdviserSpence is a public international lawyer and advises governments and the private sector on compliance with their strategic trade control and non-proliferation obligations. He is also a Senior Legal Adviser to the Pontica Group LLC and a Senior Researcher in the European Studies Unit of the University of Liège. He studied at the University of Virginia and Harvard University and has law degrees from the University of Virginia and Leiden University. He speaks English, French and Spanish.
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Anupam Srivastava
Senior ConsultantSrivastava specializes in export controls and sanctions compliance, with particular focus on systems in India and Southeast Asia. He has varied experience spanning over two decades in assisting hi-tech companies meet trade compliance obligations. He has conducted multiple capacity-building workshops for dual-use manufacturers in aerospace, nuclear, chemical and precision engineering sectors. He previously served as Managing Director of Invest India – the official investment facilitation agency of Government of India. His team handled thousands of investment-related queries from the United States, Europe and Asia, expedited regulatory approvals and implementation of projects totaling over $2 billion, and helped set up a multi-billion dollar infrastructure-dedicated sovereign wealth fund by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
In addition, Srivastava serves as the Vice President (International Strategy & Business Development) of Safe Zone Ltd., which provides software-based technical support to licensing and enforcement units of government and corporate entities globally. He is also the Partner & CEO of Safe Zone India, assisting hi-tech companies in licensing, internal compliance and audit functions.
Srivastava previously taught at the University of Georgia and concurrently served as the Assistant Director of the Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA). As part of CITS senior management, he directed or worked on multiple projects supported by private foundations, U.S. and foreign governments, as well as by the United Nations (UNSCR 1540 Expert Committee & Office of Disarmament Affairs) and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.
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Thomas Mark Keith
Senior ConsultantKeith develops Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools to support trade compliance and strategic trade initiatives. In particular, Keith is helping to digitize compliance expertise to address screening and due diligence challenges using Merlynn Intelligence Technologies Corporation’s Tacit Object Modeler (TOM). Keith has extensive experience in financial services, government, and other industries in leadership development, strategic planning and communication, leading and managing projects, I.T., and learning and development.
Scott A. Jones
Founder, PresidentJones works with an array of clients in resolving complex global trade, sanctions and export control issues. He supports risk analysis, trade and security assessments, and various specialized training programs to meet industry and market specific needs. Jones is also an Affiliated Expert at CRDF Global, a DC-based non-profit focused on safety, security, and sustainability through science and innovation, and a Nonresident Fellow at Stimson Center supporting the Strategic Trade Management Initiative Program. His areas of expertise are export controls, sanctions, international trade and investment policy, and emerging technologies. Previously, Jones served as Director at the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA) and as a consultant for the Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration.
Jones has over 25 years of experience conducting international outreach on export controls and sanctions and has worked in over 60 countries. He regularly briefs U.S. and foreign government officials and private sector clients on a range of international trade and security issues. He publishes widely in academic and trade publications. He is on the editorial board of the Strategic Trade Review and is a board member of the Institute of Export and International Trade (UK). He is fluent in French and speaks conversational Russian and Spanish. He received his Ph.D. in International Political Economy from the University of Georgia and his M.A. at Lancaster University in the UK.
Michael Beck
Founder, Vice PresidentBeck regularly works with global clients in establishing multijurisdictional trade compliance programs. He also trains clients on compliance with export controls of various countries. He provides risk assessments on sanctions, export controls and other security and trade challenges.
Beck is also a non-resident fellow with the Stimson Center conducting research on export control and sanctions issues. His previous roles included serving as Executive Director and a Sr. Research Associate at the University of Georgia’s Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA). Beck has over 25 years of experience conducting research and outreach on nonproliferation and export controls and has worked in over 40 countries providing services to industry and government clients. Beck has provided training to hundreds of foreign and U.S. government officials on export control licensing, enforcement and industry outreach strategies.
He is often called upon to assist government clients in establishing modern and effective strategic trade control laws. As a U.S. government consultant, he has worked with the governments of Chile, Panama, Morocco, Jordan, Mexico, India, and many others in developing export control legislation and programs that meet international standards. Beck is the author of numerous publications on export controls. He is currently developing A.I. tools to support export control compliance. He speaks Russian and Spanish. Beck earned his Ph.D. at the University of Georgia in International Relations.
Dan Joyner
Senior Legal AdvisorJoyner provides guidance to TradeSecure clients in navigating complex export control and sanctions issues internationally. Joyner is also the Elton B. Stephens Professor of Law and Director of International Programs at the University of Alabama School of Law. He is a leading expert on international law relative to export controls, nuclear nonproliferation and civilian nuclear energy. He is the author of three books and numerous peer-reviewed articles on these subjects.
As a subject matter expert, Joyner has been called upon by public and private sector clients to provide legal advice and training on matters including strategic export controls, IAEA safeguards, economic sanctions, international investment law, and nuclear nonproliferation treaties and regimes. He regularly works as a consultant on strategic trade controls for the U.S. Department of State Office of Export Controls and Border Security. Joyner is fluent in Japanese. He received his B.A. in Japanese from Brigham Young University, his J.D. from Duke University School of Law, his M.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in law from the University of Warwick School of Law.
Scott Spence
Senior Legal AdviserSpence is a public international lawyer and advises governments and the private sector on compliance with their strategic trade control and non-proliferation obligations. He is also a Senior Legal Adviser to the Pontica Group LLC and a Senior Researcher in the European Studies Unit of the University of Liège. He studied at the University of Virginia and Harvard University and has law degrees from the University of Virginia and Leiden University. He speaks English, French and Spanish.
Anupam Srivastava
Senior ConsultantSrivastava specializes in export controls and sanctions compliance, with particular focus on systems in India and Southeast Asia. He has varied experience spanning over two decades in assisting hi-tech companies meet trade compliance obligations. He has conducted multiple capacity-building workshops for dual-use manufacturers in aerospace, nuclear, chemical and precision engineering sectors. He previously served as Managing Director of Invest India – the official investment facilitation agency of Government of India. His team handled thousands of investment-related queries from the United States, Europe and Asia, expedited regulatory approvals and implementation of projects totaling over $2 billion, and helped set up a multi-billion dollar infrastructure-dedicated sovereign wealth fund by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
In addition, Srivastava serves as the Vice President (International Strategy & Business Development) of Safe Zone Ltd., which provides software-based technical support to licensing and enforcement units of government and corporate entities globally. He is also the Partner & CEO of Safe Zone India, assisting hi-tech companies in licensing, internal compliance and audit functions.
Srivastava previously taught at the University of Georgia and concurrently served as the Assistant Director of the Center for International Trade and Security (CITS/UGA). As part of CITS senior management, he directed or worked on multiple projects supported by private foundations, U.S. and foreign governments, as well as by the United Nations (UNSCR 1540 Expert Committee & Office of Disarmament Affairs) and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.
Thomas Mark Keith
Senior ConsultantKeith develops Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) tools to support trade compliance and strategic trade initiatives. In particular, Keith is helping to digitize compliance expertise to address screening and due diligence challenges using Merlynn Intelligence Technologies Corporation’s Tacit Object Modeler (TOM). Keith has extensive experience in financial services, government, and other industries in leadership development, strategic planning and communication, leading and managing projects, I.T., and learning and development.
Andrea Viski
ConsultantViski supports the analysis of strategic trade control and sanctions legislation globally and assists clients in developing best practice compliance programs.
Viski is the founder and director of the Strategic Trade Research Institute, a board-governed non-profit organization dedicated to building networks of strategic trade research and practice. Viski founded the Strategic Trade Review, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to trade controls in 2015 and has since served as its Editor-in-Chief. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University where she teaches a graduate course on strategic trade controls and co-developed a Master’s certificate on strategic trade. She further serves as an Affiliated Expert for CRDF Global, where she assists in the implementation of worldwide capacity-building projects. Andrea has published extensively and regularly advises policy-makers in the areas of export controls, sanctions, FDI controls, maritime security, proliferation finance, and technology transfer. She previously worked for Project Alpha at King’s College London, at the European Commission’s Joint Research Center, and at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Viski holds a Ph.D. and LL.M from the European University Institute, a Master’s degree from Georgetown University’s Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security, and a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Michael Ingram
Engagement Leader, Research AssociateIngram supports TradeSecure’s consulting work globally and administers the Accelerator trade compliance database. He has participated in compliance assessments on five continents and tracks sanctions and export controls around the world. He speaks conversational Spanish and Portuguese. He has worked with TradeSecure since his graduation summa cum laude with a degree in International Affairs from the University of Georgia in 2014.
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