DownstreamIntelligence
Downstream Intelligence is your daily briefing. Designed for on-the-go decision-makers who require real-time information and foresight to drive their enterprise.
Downstream
Intelligence
Downstream Intelligence is your daily briefing. Designed for on-the-go decision-makers who require real-time information and foresight to drive their enterprise.
Story
At Downstream Intelligence, we recognized a crucial fact about our world: events and information are moving faster than ever and traditional analysis is unable keep up.
We took action.
Bringing together our experience in government, communications, and the startup world — we saw the challenge as an opportunity.
Leveraging AI and ML enabled us to gain deeper and more comprehensive understanding of interconnected global events. As such weaving together the threads of geopolitics, economics, and finance became more than just an idea.
We learned to distill complexity into clarity.
Our daily analysis represents our commitment to looking beyond the horizon—because in today's rapidly evolving landscape, understanding what's downstream provides the clarity you need now.
Vision
Today's world is uncertain. Only the right analysis coupled with forward looking insights can decipher the noise and provide clarity. Our vision is is to empower our readers with contextual, connected, and actionable forecasts that drive more informed decisions.
Story
At Downstream Intelligence, we recognized a crucial fact about our current world: events and information are moving faster than ever and traditional analysis can't keep up.
We took action.
Bringing together our experience in government, communications, and the startup world — we saw the challenge as an opportunity.
Leveraging AI and ML enabled us to gain deeper and more comprehensive understanding of interconnected global events. Weaving together the threads of geopolitics became more than just an idea.
We learned to distill complexity into clarity.
Our daily analysis represents our commitment to looking beyond the horizon—because in today's rapidly evolving landscape, understanding what's downstream provides the clarity you need.
Vision
Todays world is uncertain. Only the right analysis coupled with forward looking insights can cut through the noise and provide clarity. Our vision is is to empower decision-makers with contextual, connected, and actionable forecasts that drive more informed decisions.
Our Team
Our Team
Sandy Glickman
Sandy is CEO and co-founder of Downstream Intelligence, where he designs the company’s AI-powered forecasting engine and leads the team. He codes core features, builds partnerships, and sets Downstream’s strategic vision.
Previously, Sandy worked in the IMF Managing Director’s office, turning global signals into action, and led defense industrial base policy at the Aerospace Industries Association. He holds a degree from Tufts’ Fletcher School, with a focus on security and international economics.
Sandy enjoys mountain biking, backpacking, and piloting small aircraft.
Sandy is CEO and co-founder of Downstream Intelligence, where he designs the company’s AI-powered forecasting engine and leads the team. He codes core features, builds partnerships, and sets Downstream’s strategic vision.
Previously, Sandy worked in the IMF Managing Director’s office, turning global signals into strategic action, and led defense industrial base policy at the Aerospace Industries Association. He holds a degree from Tufts’ Fletcher School, with a focus on security and international economics.
Sandy enjoys mountain biking, backpacking, and piloting small aircraft.
Duncan Hughes
Duncan is COO and co-founder of Downstream Intelligence, where he drives execution, operations, and finances across the company. He blends hands-on experience in government, industry, and strategy to ensure Downstream’s ideas become real products.
Previously, Duncan worked at the U.S. Department of State and Venn Strategies, advising clients on critical infrastructure and public policy. He’s also worked on the ground in manufacturing and interned in the U.S. Senate.
Duncan enjoys exploring new ideas, tackling DIY projects, and spending time outdoors.
Duncan is COO and co-founder of Downstream Intelligence, where he drives execution, operations, and finances across the company. He blends hands-on experience in government, industry, and strategy to ensure Downstream’s ideas become real products.
Previously, Duncan worked at the U.S. Department of State and Venn Strategies, advising clients on critical infrastructure and public policy. He’s also worked on the ground in manufacturing and interned in the U.S. Senate—giving him a practical, cross-sector approach to leadership.
Duncan enjoys exploring new ideas, tackling DIY projects, and spending time outdoors.
Raffael Huberli
Raffael is co-founder and CMO of Downstream Intelligence, where he builds the brand, drives user engagement, and shapes how Downstream communicates global events. He draws on experience in international relations, communications, and startup marketing.
Previously, Raffael worked at Swissnex in San Francisco, guiding Swiss startups through Silicon Valley, and served as a press officer in the Swiss Army. He’s also worked as a journalist, honing his instinct for impactful stories. He’s currently pursuing a dual master’s in international affairs at St. Gallen and the Fletcher School.
Raffael is passionate about exploring new places and bridging ideas across cultures.
Raffael is co-founder and CMO of Downstream Intelligence, where he builds the brand, drives user engagement, and shapes how the company connects global events to real-world impact. He draws on experience in international relations, communications, and startup marketing.
Previously, Raffael worked at Swissnex in San Francisco, guiding Swiss startups through Silicon Valley, and served as a press officer in the Swiss Army. He’s also worked as a journalist, honing his instinct for impactful stories. He’s currently pursuing a dual master’s in international affairs at St. Gallen and the Fletcher School.
Raffael is passionate about exploring new places and bridging ideas across cultures.
Rachel Leighton
Rachel is Director of Research and model architect at Downstream Intelligence, where she combines her expertise in technology and geopolitics to build and improve the company’s forecasting models.
She holds a Master’s from Tufts’ Fletcher School, specializing in East Asian technology and international affairs, and a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT. At MIT, she researched computation theory and algorithms and spent a year in Seoul, becoming fluent in Korean and Japanese.
Rachel is an accomplished pianist and tennis player, having performed at Carnegie Hall and competed on the ITF pro circuit. She also brings years of experience teaching math, music, and tennis to young people.
Rachel is Director of Research and model architect at Downstream Intelligence, where she combines her expertise in technology and geopolitics to build and improve the company’s forecasting models.
She holds a Master’s from Tufts’ Fletcher School, specializing in East Asian technology and international affairs, and a B.S. in Mathematics from MIT. At MIT, she researched computation theory and algorithms and spent a year in Seoul, becoming fluent in Korean and Japanese.
Rachel is an accomplished pianist and tennis player, having performed at Carnegie Hall and competed on the ITF pro circuit. She also brings years of experience teaching math, music, and tennis to young people.
Tanner Kimpel
Tanner is Director of Global Intelligence at Downstream Intelligence, where he tracks how geopolitical shocks impact trade and business worldwide. He brings analyst experience from Export Development Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, and research roles at the Wilson Center and World Peace Foundation, with a focus spanning Central-Eastern Europe to the Horn of Africa.
Tanner holds a Master’s in Global Affairs from Tufts’ Fletcher School and a Bachelor’s in International Management from the University of Ottawa.
Tanner loves learning languages including French, German, Polish and Russian, and is a certified ski instructor.
Tanner is Director of Global Intelligence at Downstream Intelligence, where he tracks how geopolitical shocks impact trade and business worldwide. He brings analyst experience from Export Development Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, and research roles at the Wilson Center and World Peace Foundation, with a focus spanning Strategic Competition, Russia, and the Horn of Africa.
Tanner holds a Master’s in Global Affairs from Tufts’ Fletcher School and a Bachelor’s in International Management from the University of Ottawa.
Tanner loves learning languages including French, German, Polish and Russian, and is a certified ski instructor.
How We Forecast
1. Event Signal
We ingest verified geopolitical, economic, and financial signals from curated global sources.
2. Context Mapping
Our AI models identify actors, locations, historical context, and cascading dependencies.
3. Scenario Modeling
We generate branching scenario trees — base, upside, and downside — for near- & long-term consequences.
4. Visual Forecast
Outputs include structured briefs, visual maps, and forward-looking consequence diagrams.
