Markets and Might:
How Geopolitics Shapes Strategy and Industry
In-person, Open to Young Professionals in NYC
Wednesday, November 12, 2025| 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM ET
Amid renewed competition between great powers, the United States faces a defining challenge: how to stay competitive in key strategic industries while remaining true to its free-market system. From strengthening defense capabilities to securing critical technologies, the tension between government coordination and market forces is reshaping how the U.S. and its allies prepare for the future.
Join us on Wednesday, November 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Double Knot Gallery, 13 White Street, New York, NY 10013 for a timely discussion with Vance Serchuk ,Executive Director of the KKR Global Institute, who will explore how geopolitics, defense, and private investment intersect in today’s shifting world order. Drawing on his experience in both the public and private sectors, Serchuk will discuss the challenges of strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base, the implications of European rearmament, and how economic and policy decisions influence America’s capacity to support and equip its allies.
*Light refreshments and drinks will be served. The event is open to all, with a special welcome to young professionals interested in international affairs and beyond.
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SPEAKER:
Vance Serchuk
Vance Serchuk joined KKR in 2013 and is the Executive Director of the KKR Global Institute, responsible for geopolitical analysis and strategy, and a member of the KKR Americas Private Equity Industrials industry team, focused on aerospace and defense. Mr. Serchuk has been closely involved in KKR’s investments in Hensoldt AG, United Group (SBB/Telemach), Novaria Group, CIRCOR, and Advanced Navigation, where he serves on the Board of Directors. He also serves as geopolitical advisor on the Advisory Board of Söderberg & Partners, one of the Nordic region’s leading financial advisors and brokers of insurance and financial services. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Serchuk served as the senior national security advisor to Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut) and a professional staff member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. A former monthly columnist for the Washington Post, Mr. Serchuk’s writings have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and Politico. Mr. Serchuk is a summa cum laude graduate of Princeton University, holds a JD from Yale Law School, and was a Fulbright scholar in the Russian Federation. A native of New York State, he is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, DC. He is a trustee of the American University of Iraq Suleimani in Iraqi Kurdistan and serves on the boards of the Afghan Future Fund, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, and the Orianne Society. He is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve
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