Strategic counsel for leaders serious about legacy
Power That Endures
Strength Through Preparedness
In an age of manufactured urgency and permanent crisis
Sovrenia helps leaders drive historic change by prioritizing substance over spin
We create narratives rooted in vision and strategy
Sovereign insurance for those with
true responsibility
When vision, strategy, and narrative align,
leaders act with clarity—not emotion
Standing firm amid events that sway others, shaping outcomes with purpose
Together, we build what endures
Our Work
Sovrenia advises leaders in government, finance, and development institutions navigating volatility and transformation.
At the heart of our work is what we call sovereign insurance — the protection of legacy, authority, and stability through strength, authenticity, and planning.
By uniting foresight, counsel, and communication, we help leaders act with coherence, clarity, and authority.
Scenario Planning &
Strategic Foresight
We help leaders prepare for multiple futures, clarifying what is possible, what is probable, and what demands preparation.
We close the gaps between political ambition, bureaucratic inertia, and external reality — using scenario frameworks and structured exercises.
The goal is not prediction but preparedness — reducing vulnerabilities, reinforcing strengths, and future-proofing policies and decisions.
Political &
Economic Counsel
Rooted in experience across governments, institutions, and markets, we connect long-term strategic vision to immediate decisions.
We make sure that every recommendation is tested against reality and time — built to endure politics, pressure, and uncertainty.
Our counsel brings clarity and geopolitical awareness, so that every action strengthens both position and your legacy.
Narrative &
Strategic Communication
We believe policy means little if it cannot be explained and defended — and if people do not see its results in their daily lives.
We design narratives as strategic defence — protecting authority from distortion and volatility. It is the fortification of credibility, not public relations.
Grounded in authenticity and lived experience, our work ensures that words, actions, and outcomes move as one.
Together, these pillars help leaders act with clarity, consequence,
and enduring authority.
Our Founder
From Statecraft to Sovereignty
JFK Portrait, White House
Sovrenia was founded by John McNally, a strategist forged in the British tradition of statecraft and shaped by Singapore’s discipline of governance and nation-building.
His experience spans continents — from the structures of government and finance to the front lines of reform and recovery.
He graduated with First-Class Honours from the University of Cambridge, where his studies in political economy and global security shaped a lifelong focus on how nations rise, falter, and endure.
He witnessed the transition to majority rule in South Africa — a moment of promise now betrayed by politics and corruption, reminding him that true renewal requires discipline, not rhetoric.
John then spent a decade with the Singapore Government, working in national security and strategic planning — from police reform to workforce resilience — lessons in discipline, pragmatism, and nation-building.
He later joined the British Government in Westminster, advising Ministers on domestic policy reform and assisting with communications for the London G20 Summit during the global financial crisis — a formative event in restoring stability to fragile systems.
He then served ten years with the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., leading communications for a multi-billion-dollar global portfolio and strengthening trade and investment in some of the world’s toughest markets.
Earthquake Relief, Pakistan 2005
IFC Discussion, Washington DC
From the Field to Corridors of Power
John has seen cities levelled by nature and nations unravelled by politics — and learned the discipline it takes to rebuild them.
His work has taken him from rebuilding communities in post-earthquake Pakistan to supporting entrepreneurs in the informal settlements of Peru, and from occupied Palestine to presidential palaces and boardrooms.
From post-conflict recovery to national elections, from farmers to fund managers, he has worked with them all.
In Washington’s shifting corridors of power, he saw how narratives shape policy — and how clarity cuts through politics.
These experiences taught him to read undercurrents, discern consequence, and act with foresight before systems strain.
He understands that change and renewal only begin when leaders are serious about vision, strategy, and communication — and he has the experience to help make that happen.
Sovrenia was born of a lifetime spent where systems strain and renewal begins. Its work is for those who understand that preparedness is power — and who are ready to lead with discipline and build what endures.
Engage Sovrenia
Private counsel for those who think in decades, not news cycles
Sovrenia works quietly with those who shoulder responsibility at scale — where every decision shapes a nation, an institution, or a legacy.
Our counsel is private, selective, and grounded in consequence. Engagements are by introduction or referral, limited to a few clients each quarter.
Assignments range from confidential strategy briefs and scenario exercises to multi-quarter advisory partnerships with senior leadership teams.
We also host invitation-only roundtables for leaders facing parallel challenges — forging clarity and coherence away from the noise of public forums.
Sovrenia’s counsel has served ministers, sovereign entities, and institutional leaders — where clarity and consequence matter most.
Clients may request access to The Sovrenia Dispatch — a private brief on leadership, legacy, and strategy in an age of permanent crisis.
For confidential counsel or partnership inquiries:
📩 john.mcnally@sovrenia.com
If you are serious about legacy — this is where the building begins.
Not in headlines. Not in haste. But in history.
Sovrenia - strategic counsel for those building power that endures.