About Us
We are transatlantic economic development professionals with 10+ years experience in trade and investment facilitation. From helping you build the best case for your U.S. expansion to locating the ideal real estate, we are here to navigate you safely through the intricacies of market entry and expansion.
Our team and extensive professional network combines experiences from the public and private sector. Through our work, we have established hundreds of contacts across all industries on both sides of the Atlantic.
Christopher Huppertz
Christopher Huppertz | President & CEO | Berlin & Atlanta
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Christopher is President and CEO of the professional location service provider TerraLogis Consulting. In his role he advises on all aspects of international site selection and incentive advisory for industrial clients.
Previously he held various positions with private and public entities working on trade and investment promotion - including the U.S. Commercial Service, Germany’s leading industrial association, and the Transatlantic Business & Investment Council, an umbrella organization for 100+ local and regional U.S. Economic Development Organizations in Europe.
Christopher studied economics and international relations in Berlin & Washington, D.C. He speaks fluent German and English.
James Blair, MBA
James Blair, MBA | Senior Partner | Atlanta
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Jim has over 35 years of Economic Development and Site Selection experience, working for the State of Georgia as Director of its European Office in Brussels, and returning to the U.S. to manage Georgia’s global offices. In 2012 he set up a site selection program for the German American Chamber in Atlanta, and in 2014 founded Navigator Consulting, his own boutique site selection firm.
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Jim serves as a senior advisor and strategic partner to TerraLogis for select joint projects, including FDI strategy workshops for U.S. EDOs and site selection projects.
Philip Marschall
Philip Marschall | Director USA | Washington D.C.
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Philip Marschall is the Director USA at TerraLogis Consulting, where he leverages his extensive expertise in optimizing location decisions and securing economic incentives for corporate clients.
He previously served as Manager of Location Strategies & GIS at Evergreen Advisors, specializing in site selection and incentive negotiation across sectors such as renewable energy, food & beverage, industrial machinery, automotive, and logistics (2022-2024). Philip started his transatlantic consulting career at the German American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta (2013-2014) and was a founding member of Navigator Consulting, where he led the European office and managed FDI projects totaling over $1.9 billion in investment and creating over 4.500 jobs (2014-2022).
Philip completed a Masters program in Economic Geography at RWTH Aachen University. He resides in Washington D.C. and, holding both German and American citizenships, is culturally at home on both sides of the Atlantic.
David Manicke
David Manicke | Consultant | Berlin
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David is a Consultant at TerraLogis Consulting LP, where he handles corporate communications and research projects including labor cost, incentive, and due diligence analyses for potential sites.
Prior to joining TerraLogis, David was an Analyst for the Transatlantic Business & Investment Council in Berlin, where he helped facilitate European FDI into American communities. David has extensive experience working in economic development in both Germany and the U.S. including with the State of Virginia's European office in Munich, and with the U.S. Commercial Service in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.
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David has studied International Affairs in both the U.S. and Germany including as a Fulbright Scholar and speaks fluent German and English. David holds a B.A. as well as an M.A. in International Affairs.
Paolo Frazzini Meléndez
Paolo Frazzini Meléndez | Associate | Berlin
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Paolo's prior experience includes his work at the European American Chamber of Commerce in New York (EACCNY), where he facilitated transatlantic business, trade, investment, and technology/innovation exchange. He specialises in helping businesses expand their operational footprint in the United States, through in-depth site selection analysis. This includes research on market entry strategies, incentive analysis, project implementation and compliance, and supply chain optimization.
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Paolo is a NYC-native, with a BA in International Relations from Tufts University in Boston, and his additional studies include: la Sorbonne in Paris and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He is proficient in English, Spanish, French with a working knowledge of German.