Forward Global Hosts Launch of New York Office at Nasdaq Marketsite with CBA Board Member Marc Yaklofsky
Forward Global held an event at the Nasdaq Marketsite on September 10, 2025 to launch its new New York office, marking its expansion in the U.S. and establishing a key hub for its international risk management firm in a major financial and commercial center. The office is led by Managing Partner and CT Blockchain Association (CBA) Board Member Marc Yaklofsky and will offer strategic communications, geopolitical advisory, risk management, and investigation services to clients.
CT Blockchain Association (CBA) President and Founder Alan Deckman and Pennsylvania Blockchain Coalition (PBC) Founder and CBA Board Member Dominic Folino attended the event.
“Forward Global is an international firm, headquartered in France, with four main offices in Paris, Brussels, London and Washington D.C. Further technical teams are based in Lyon, Toulouse, La Roche-sur-Yon, Geneva, Abidjan, Dakar, Tunis and Mauritius.
Across its various practices, Forward Global is made up of practice groups boasting decades of being at the forefront of innovation in their fields, including DGM Conseil, founded in 1986 by Michel Calzaroni, who pioneered corporate communications in France; The Observatory of Arab Countries, launched in 1992 by Antoine Basbous, CEIS, founded in 1997, a leader in the industry for more than two decades; and Forward Global’s Brussels office, which was established in 2001.” (Yahoo Finance)
CBA Board Member Marc Yaklofsky is the managing partner of Forward Global New York, specializing in strategic communications, reputation management, and geopolitical risk advisory for financial institutions, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. A seasoned corporate affairs strategist, Marc brings over 20 years of experience leading and advising on communications, investor relations, and public affairs issues for top financial and fintech firms. Previously, he was a managing director at FTI Consulting in its strategic communications group, advising banking, asset management, digital asset, and fintech clients on brand strategy and reputational risk management. Prior to FTI, he served as global head of communications and public relations at Genesis Global Trading and co-founded Shorr Resources, a strategic communications and investor relations advisory firm.
CorpGov hosted a fireside chat on Sept. 10 at Nasdaq MarketSite with Marc Yaklofsky, Managing Partner of Forward Global, and Brendan M. Foo, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Forward Risk, the investigations and intelligence practice of Forward Global. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed the company’s launch of its new office in New York, the biggest challenge clients face, what to do when a company faces an activist investor, and more. Watch here:
