Tina Fordham, Citi’s Political Analyst, Courtesy Citigroup Tina Fordham is a true trailblazer. She has the distinction of being the first person to hold the title of Managing Director, Chief Global Political Analyst at Citi Research Citigroup. Until she persuaded Citi that they needed to create such a role and slot her in it, there wasn’t anyone providing real-time analysis on the impact that global political events can have on financial markets.