Tina Fordham’s time is in demand. The first and one of the only chief political analysts at a Wall Street bank, she is going it alone after more than 20 years at Citigroup to start her own geopolitical consultancy — just as Russia is launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Fordham has styled herself as an expert on Russia, advising three-star generals, finance executives and prime ministers on the impact of geopolitical tensions over the course of her career. For the past few weeks, her phone has been ringing off the hook.