Nate Hodson is an Associate Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Washington, D.C. He helps clients operating in the Middle East assess market entry opportunities, evaluate regulatory environments, establish strategic partnerships, build relationships with key stakeholders and navigate geopolitical risk. 

Mr. Hodson has more than 15 years of experience managing engagements in a wide range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, industrials and transportation. Before joining DGA-ASG, Mr. Hodson was a fellow at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. As part of his graduate work, he conducted extensive fieldwork in Saudi Arabia and wrote on political and economic developments in the Gulf. Previously, Mr. Hodson worked with the Gulf Research Center in Jeddah, at the U.S. Mission to the UN and at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Mr. Hodson holds an M.A. in Near Eastern studies from Princeton University, an M.P.A. from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs and a B.A. in political science from Duke University. He was a Fulbright Fellow in Jordan, a Boren Scholar in Morocco and received a Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic in Yemen. In addition to English, Mr. Hodson is proficient in Arabic and has reading knowledge of German, French and Persian.