ASIA POLICY - Key Persons


Aaron L. Friedberg

Job Titles:
  • Counselor for the National Bureau of Asian Research
Aaron L. Friedberg is a Counselor for the National Bureau of Asian Research. He is also Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1987, and co-director of the Woodrow Wilson School's Center for International Security Studies. He is also a non-resident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Dr. Friedberg is the author of three books including The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895-1905 and In the Shadow of the Garrison State: America's Anti-Statism and its Cold War Grand Strategy, both published by Princeton University Press, and co-editor (with Richard Ellings) of three volumes in the National Bureau of Asian Research's annual Strategic Asia series. His book A Contest for Supremacy: China, America and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia was published in 2011 by W.W. Norton. His articles and essays have appeared in a number of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Commentary, the National Interest, American Interest, the Weekly Standard, Foreign Affairs, the Washington Quarterly, Survival, and International Security. In 2001-2002 Dr. Friedberg was selected as the first occupant of the Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress. He has been a research fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Norwegian Nobel Institute, the Smithsonian Institution's Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Harvard University's Center for International Affairs. Dr. Friedberg served from June 2003 to June 2005 as Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs and Director of Policy Planning in the office of the Vice President. After leaving government he was appointed to the Defense Policy Board and the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion. Dr. Friedberg received his AB in 1978 and his PhD in 1986, both from Harvard University. He is a member of the editorial boards of Joint Forces Quarterly and The Journal of Strategic Studies and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Alison Szalwinski

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Research
  • Vice President of Research / the National Bureau of Asian Research
  • Vice President of Research at NBR
Alison Szalwinski is Vice President of Research at NBR. Ms. Szalwinski provides executive leadership to NBR's policy research agenda and oversees research teams in Seattle and Washington, D.C. She is the author of numerous articles and reports and co-editor of the Strategic Asia series along with Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills, including the most recent volumes, Strategic Asia 2021-22: Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific (2022), Strategic Asia 2020: U.S.-China Competition for Global Influence (2020), Strategic Asia 2019: China's Expanding Strategic Ambitions (2019), and Strategic Asia 2017-18: Power, Ideas, and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific (2017). Prior to joining NBR, Szalwinski spent time at the U.S. Department of State and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Her research interests include U.S. alliance relationships, U.S.-China relations, and the implications of great-power competition for U.S. alliances in the region. She holds a BA in Foreign Affairs and History from the University of Virginia and an MA in Asian Studies from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor activities, including snowboarding, climbing, and triathalons.

Anna Powles

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security
Anna Powles is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies. Dr. Powles' research focusses on (1) the geopolitics, security and conflict in the Pacific Islands region; specifically, how state and non-state actors are shaping regional security, strategic competition and the intersection of geopolitics and local security dynamics; and (2) New Zealand foreign and defence policy in the Pacific. She is currently an investigator on several research projects analysing security dynamics in the Pacific including influence and interference activities in the Pacific; private security governance in the Pacific; the operation of the Australia-New Zealand alliance in the Pacific Islands; and mapping security cooperation in the Pacific. She is the author of a forthcoming book on New Zealand's foreign and security policy in the Pacific Islands, the co-editor of United Nations Peacekeeping Challenge (Routledge, 2017), and has published in journals including International Affairs. A complete list of publications is here. She is a Non-Resident Fellow at the National Bureau for Asian Research (2022-2026) and an Associate Scholar with the MacMillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury. She was previously a visiting scholar at the East-West Center, Honolulu, in 2019; and the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, in 2014. Anna has been commissioned to write and speak on Pacific security issues by leading global thinktanks including the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House), RUSI, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hudson Institute, Wilton Park, United States Institute for Peace, and the Lowy Institute. She is a frequent speaker at international strategic dialogues and regularly briefs governments and media. Anna sits on the advisory group to the International Code of Conduct Association (the governance and oversight mechanism of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers). She has previously been engaged by the United Nations Development Programme Pacific as a subject matter expert on private security sector governance in the Pacific and as a security sector reform specialist in Timor-Leste. Anna has also served on the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Standing Committee, as the New Zealand representative on the NATO Core Group on Women, Peace and Security (2016-18), as a member of the Pacific Advisory Group (an independent advisory body to the New Zealand Government), and in 2014 founded the New Zealand chapter of Women In International Security. Anna has worked extensively in conflict and humanitarian emergencies in Southeast Asia and the Pacific and has previously held positions with the International Crisis Group, the United Nations Development Programme, the Australian Civil-Military Centre, as well as with international humanitarian agencies including Oxfam, Action Aid, World Vision and the Norwegian Refugee Council. Anna holds a PhD from the Australian National University and is an alumni of the East West Center and the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu.

April A. Herlevi

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Expert in China
April A. Herlevi is an expert in China's foreign economic policy, special economic zones, and economic statecraft. Her recent research topics include the intersection between economics and national security and the increasing role of Chinese commercial, economic, and military actors globally. She earned her PhD in international relations and comparative politics from the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville. While at UVA, she served as a graduate instructor for courses on Chinese Politics, US Foreign Policy, Ethics and Human Rights, and Comparative Politics. She holds a BA in political science and economics from North Carolina State University and a Master's of Public Policy from George Mason University. She studied Mandarin at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Zhejiang University of Technology in Hangzhou. Prior to the PhD program, she served in the federal government including positions with the US Navy, US Marine Corps, and US Agency for International Development.

Ashley J. Tellis

Ashley J. Tellis (PhD, University of Chicago) is a Counselor for the National Bureau of Asian Research. He holds the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has also served as Research Director of the Strategic Asia Program at NBR and co-editor of the program's annual volume since 2004. While on assignment to the U.S. Department of State as Senior Adviser to the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (2005-8), Dr. Tellis was intimately involved in negotiating the civil nuclear agreement with India. Previously, he was commissioned into the Foreign Service and served as Senior Adviser to the Ambassador at the U.S. embassy in New Delhi. He also served on the National Security Council staff as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning and Southwest Asia. Prior to his government service, Dr. Tellis was a Senior Policy Analyst at the RAND Corporation and Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND Graduate School. He is the author of India's Emerging Nuclear Posture (2001) and co-author of Interpreting China's Grand Strategy: Past, Present, and Future (2000). His academic publications have also appeared in many edited volumes and journals.

Ashley Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director
  • Senior Director of the Energy and Environmental Affairs
Ashley Johnson is Senior Director of the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Next Generation and Fellowships groups at NBR. In this capacity, Ms. Johnson manages and oversees NBR's initiatives on energy security, environmental sustainability, and economic development, as well as efforts to expand opportunities for emerging leaders in the Asia policy field. Her research interests include environmental sustainability in China and South Asia, energy security, and economic trends in the Asia-Pacific. Her expertise has been featured in various media outlets, including Nikkei Asian Review, the Guardian, the Associated Press, and BBC World News. Prior to joining NBR, she interned in the Consular Section of the Consulate General of the United States in Shanghai, China. Ms. Johnson received her MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, with concentrations in international economics and energy, resources, and the environment. She also holds a graduate certificate in Chinese-American Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center and a BA in International Studies from Southwestern University. Ms. Johnson received the Critical Language Scholarship to study Mandarin and attended Hamilton College's intensive language program, Associated Colleges in China.

Ashley Townshend

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Director of Foreign Policy
Ashley Townshend is Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. He works on international security and strategic affairs with a focus on the Indo-Pacific, including regional alliances and partnerships, maritime security, defence policy, and US, Chinese, and Australian strategy. Ashley is also the founding convenor and co-chair of the US-Australia Indo-Pacific Deterrence Dialogue and a lecturer in the Centre's postgraduate program. A frequent contributor to the Australian and international media, Ashley's analysis has appeared in outlets such as the Financial Times, CNN, the Australian Financial Review, Bloomberg, ABC, and Sky News. Previously, Ashley has held research and teaching positions in the Alliance 21 Program at the United States Studies Centre, the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, the Center for Asia-Pacific Cooperation and Governance at Fudan University, the Warrior-Scholar Project at Yale University, the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, and Pacific Friends of the Global Fund. He completed his studies at the University of Oxford, Peking University, Sciences Po, Paris, and the University of Sydney where he received the University Medal.

Astha Gupta

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
Astha Gupta has extensively worked in India's renewable energy sector for eight years. She is currently an India consultant for the International Energy Agency (IEA) where she focuses on clean energy transitions in India and other South Asian countries. Her role primarily involves enhancing cooperation, coordination and facilitating IEA's interaction with key Indian Government and non-government stakeholders. She leads the work on clean energy, power sector reforms and electricity security, financing of clean energy transitions, energy data and market analysis for India and contributes to IEA's substantive analysis on India and other South Asian countries. Prior to this, Ms. Gupta worked at The Energy Resources Institute (TERI), where she focused on renewable energy policy research, decentralized clean energy solutions, preparing roadmap and strategies for clean energy deployment and assessment of bioenergy potential for industrial applications. Her experience related to energy access encompasses electrification in India, co-benefit assessment of reliable energy access and the review of government energy policy and initiatives. During her tenure at TERI, she was responsible for coordinating the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) training program on "Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency" for the government officials representing countries in Asia and Africa. Ms. Astha participated in the 2018 U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Renewable Energy and Sustainability. Ms. Gupta completed a master's degree in renewable energy engineering and management in 2013 from TERI School of Advanced Studies in New Delhi.

Audrey Mossberger

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director
  • Senior Director of Events
  • Senior Director, Events and Development
  • Senior Director, Events and Development / the National Bureau of Asian Research
Audrey Mossberger is Senior Director of Events and Development at NBR. As Senior Director of Events, Ms. Mossberger oversees the organization, planning, logistics, and execution of NBR events in the Washington, D.C., area and overseas, working closely with the Trade, Economics, and Energy Affairs, and Political & Security Affairs groups. Prior to joining NBR, Ms. Mossberger spent nearly four years supporting operations at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, one of five Department of Defense regional centers. In this capacity, she managed logistics and day-to-day processes for countless programs, many in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, State Department, and U.S. Central Command. Previously she worked as a consultant for the Arkansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity, overseeing the coordination of state-wide events targeting economic policy. Ms. Mossberger holds a BA in Political Science with a minor in History from the University of Arkansas.

Brigitte M. Gort-Allen

Job Titles:
  • NBR 's Technical Advisory Council
Brigitte M. Allen spent over fourteen years working at NBR. As Senior Vice President for Institutional Development, she was instrumental to NBR's growth and success. She remained an integral part of the institution until her death of lung cancer on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. She was 49 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband, Steven Allen; their son, Benjamin; Steve's son, Daniel; her mother Elisabeth; and her brother Cees and his family. In 1994, after she, husband Steve, and son Ben had moved to McChord Air Force Base in Washington State, Brigitte began her career at NBR. Brigitte built relationships with U.S. corporations and foundations and coordinated fundraising activities for NBR's endowments, research programs, and services. She served as secretary to the board of directors and played a central role in board relations and development. Without her dedication, imagination, and persistence, some of NBR's most enduring legacies—the Pyle Center for Northeast Asian Studies, the Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies, and of course our new home, George F. Russell Jr. Hall—would never have been achieved. Above and beyond all these accomplishments, Brigitte cared deeply about the people, values and culture of NBR, on which she had profound influence. Brigitte left a special, handwritten note of thanks to NBR Board of Directors Chairman George Russell, who has inspired NBR staff to reach higher. Brigitte is now herself an inspiration to us, and we hold her in our thoughts and prayers as we begin the next stage of our journey. While Brigitte loved flowers, her preference was that all memorial gifts be sent to NBR where flowers will forever bloom in a garden on the rooftop of NBR's new home, rightly named the Brigitte M. Gort-Allen Garden. Onno Gort (1962–2010), brother of Brigitte Gort-Allen, was a founding member of NBR's technical advisory council and later served on NBR's advisory board. Onno became involved with NBR through Brigitte, and over the years he provided hundreds of hours of technical and strategic counsel to NBR's IT and executive teams.

Carla A. Hills

Job Titles:
  • Hills and Company International Consultants

Charlene Barshefsky

Job Titles:
  • Representative
  • Counselor for the National Bureau of Asian Research
Charlene Barshefsky is a Counselor for the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). She served as United States Trade Representative from 1997 to 2001. She is a partner at the law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. She is Chair of Parkside Global Advisors, which helps clients navigate trade, investment and geo-political headwinds.

Charles W. Brady

Charles W. Brady served on NBR's Board of Directors from 1993 to 2019. Mr. Brady was Chairman Emeritus of the board of Invesco, Ltd., one of the world's largest independent global investment managers. Operating through its primary brands, AIM, Invesco, and Atlantic Trust, the firm is dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security by providing a broad range of high quality investment products with exceptional customer service. Invesco manages $713 billion in assets for individual investors and sophisticated institutions, including governments, corporations, and not-for-profits. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Brady graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management. He attended the Advanced Management School at Harvard University. In 1959, after serving two years in the United States Navy as a reserve officer based in the Mediterranean, Mr. Brady went into the brokerage business. In 1964 he joined a regional bank, establishing the first bank-owned registered investment advisory service in the United States. In 1978 Mr. Brady and eight partners acquired the business and founded Invesco. In 1988 Mr. Brady merged Invesco with the UK-based Britannia Arrow Corporation and was appointed Deputy Chairman of U.S. operations, and he became Executive Chairman in 1993. Mr. Brady merged Invesco with AIM Management Group in 1997, creating one of the first truly global retail and institutional asset managers. Under Mr. Brady's executive chairmanship, Invesco continued to gain leadership positions in key markets around the world, expanding its investment management capabilities for clients. A resident of Atlanta, Mr. Brady was active in local charities and community organizations. He was a trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation, a member of the Advisory Board for the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech, a former member of the Board of Councilors for the Carter Center, and a former member of the Executive Board of Russell 20-20.

Chelsea Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Communications and External Relations Manager at NBR
Chelsea Zhang is the Communications and External Relations Manager at NBR. In this position she is responsible for managing stakeholder engagement and external communications activities to raise NBR's brand awareness in national and international media. Prior to joining NBR, Ms. Zhang was the Media Marketing Manager for an aerospace defense company in Canada. Bilingual in both Chinese and English, Chelsea also studied abroad in England. Ms. Zhang graduated from Georgetown University with a Master's degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communications and the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

Chihiro Aita

Job Titles:
  • Associate With the Energy and Environmental Affairs Team at NBR
  • Project Associate / Energy and Environmental Affairs
Chihiro Aita is a Project Associate with the Energy and Environmental Affairs team at NBR. She supports various energy and environmental programs, such as the Pacific Energy Summit and the Energy Security Program, in addition to assisting NBR's work on nontraditional security challenges and climate resiliency.

Clara Gillispie

Job Titles:
  • the National Bureau of Asian Research

Clare Richardson-Barlow

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Research Fellow at the University of Leeds
Clare Richardson-Barlow is a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds where she examines industrial decarbonisation from a political economy perspective and teaches on Asia-Pacific political economy topics. Clare is an interdisciplinary social scientist whose research and teaching explores energy policy, political economy, and energy governance. Dr. Richardson-Barlow has over 10 years' experience researching and working as a political economist with a focus on energy transitions and climate compatible development in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. Most recently she was awarded a British Academy grant for exploring just energy transitions in the Asia-Pacific, with a focus on disturbed energy systems in ASEAN. Prior to joining the University of Leeds Dr. Richardson-Barlow worked for many years at internationally focused policy research organisations in Washington, D.C., including the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). As Assistant Director for Trade, Economic & Energy Affairs at NBR Dr. Richardson-Barlow oversaw a global network of authors & contributors and managed contracts and projects focused on bridging the gap between energy consumption and economic development. Dr. Richardson-Barlow currently serves as a Non-Resident Fellow for NBR where she provides expertise related to energy policy, energy transitions, and the political economy of decarbonisation. Dr. Richardson-Barlow has contributed to three book publications and multiple policy briefs, reports and articles written on energy and trade topics. She regularly works with international research organisations to provide expertise at the intersection of climate, development, and energy policy. In this capacity she frequently engages with government and media on cross-sector issues related to global energy transitions and has been featured in The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the Diplomat, among other publications. Dr. Richardson-Barlow holds a PhD in sustainability research and East Asian studies from the University of Leeds. She has an MA in International Development and Public Policy from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and she holds a BA in Politics and Chinese from Pacific University in Oregon, USA.

Congressman Boustany

Congressman Boustany was an acknowledged leader in the areas of trade policy, international tax policy, energy policy, and foreign policy in the U.S. House of Representatives. He co-chaired the U.S.-China Working Group, the U.S.-Japan Caucus, and the Friends of TPP Caucus. Congressman Boustany was a very early promoter of U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas and crude oil.

Daniel Schoolenberg

Job Titles:
  • Intern
Daniel Schoolenberg is an Intern with Political and Security Affairs at NBR. Prior to joining NBR, Daniel spent several years living in China. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guizhou province, earned a graduate certificate from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, and has previously interned with Trivium China, SupChina and the Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training. Daniel completed his Master's in Asian Studies from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service with a concentration in Politics & Security and a certificate in Diplomatic Studies from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. His current research is focused on U.S.-China relations, climate change, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Oceania. He has working proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and beginner-level Korean.

Darcie Draudt

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
  • Fellow for the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies
Darcie Draudt is a postdoctoral Fellow for the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies at the Elliott School of International Affairs, nonresident fellow at the Korea Economic Institute, and nonresident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research. A political scientist and foreign policy analyst, Dr. Draudt publishes broadly on South and North Korean domestic politics, social issues, and foreign policy, inter-Korean relations, and US-Korea policy. In 2021, Dr. Draudt was named one of the Next Generation Korea Peninsula Specialists at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. She previously was a visiting scholar at the Yonsei University Department of Political Science and a Korea Foundation dissertation fieldwork fellow. She was also a research associate for Korea Studies and the Program on US-Korea Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonresident James A. Kelly Korean Studies fellow at Pacific Forum, and a field researcher for the International Organization for Migration Research and Training Center in South Korea. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Johns Hopkins University, an MA in Korean Studies from the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, and an AB with Honors in Anthropology from Davidson College. Dr. Draudt lived in Seoul from 2008 through 2013. Draudt's research has been published in the Washington Quarterly, Citizenship Studies, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, and the Korean Journal of Unification Studies. Her analysis has been featured in major news outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Financial Times, Voice of America, CBNC, Deutsche Welle, and Bloomberg News. A full list of her academic and policy publications can be found here. You can follow here on Twitter @darciedraudt.

Darlene Onuorah

Job Titles:
  • Project Associate
Darlene Onuorah is a Project Associate with Political and Security Affairs at NBR. She supports various projects such as the Strategic Asia Program, the U.S.-ROK Next Generation Leaders Program, and grant proposals. Prior to joining NBR, Ms. Onuorah was a Japan Security Policy intern for the Stimson Center in Washington D.C., where she researched and analyzed Japanese security issues and provided publications and events support for the Japan Program. Ms. Onuorah also worked for the Embassy of Japan in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program office, helping to review and process thousands of JET applications. She has also held legislative and policy internships back in her home state of Texas. Ms. Onuorah holds a master's degree in international affairs with a concentration in U.S. foreign policy from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs and a bachelor's degree in Global Studies from St. Edward's University in Austin, TX. Ms. Onuorah speaks Japanese, and her research interests include U.S.-Japan relations, Japanese defense policy, and East Asian political and security affairs.

Deborah T. Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Director, Administration Executive Assistant to the President
  • Is Director, Administration, and Executive Assistant to the President
Deborah T. Cooper is Director, Administration, and Executive Assistant to the President. As Director, Administration, Mrs. Cooper manages the Washington, D.C. office in all facets of the D.C. activities and initiatives. As Executive Assistant to the President, Mrs. Cooper supports the President of NBR and members of the President's management team, including acting as liaison with the Board of Directors. Mrs. Cooper brings to this position over twenty years of administrative and office support experience.

Doug Strub

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director
  • Assistant Director With the Center for Innovation
Doug Strub is Assistant Director with the Center for Innovation, Trade, and Strategy at NBR. Mr. Strub manages and supports research for Trade Center projects focusing on Asian economic, trade, innovation, and intellectual property policy issues. Prior to joining NBR, Mr. Strub spent five years in China working for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, writing reports for the World Bank in Beijing, and studying Mandarin in Guilin and Wuhan. He received his MA in International Affairs from the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Dylan Plung

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Emily Sparkman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant for Events and Development

George F. Russell

Job Titles:
  • Chairman Emeritus, Russell Investments

Heather Kaczmarek

Job Titles:
  • Development Manager

Henry M. Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

Ilze Jones

Job Titles:
  • Principal of Jones & Jones Architects
The garden was designed by world-renowned landscape architect Ilze Jones, a founding Principal of Jones & Jones Architects, Landscape Architects, and Planners of Seattle. See photos of Brigitte's Garden below.

Jeanette St Paul

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accounting Specialist

Jennie Mattingly

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Jeremy Rausch

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Jerome Siangco

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager / NextGen

Jessica Keough

Job Titles:
  • Managing Editor

John M. Shalikashvili - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman in National Security Studies

John V. Rindlaub

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Regional President ( Ret. )

Jonathan Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Founder & Partner / Ignition Partners

Jonathon Marek

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Joseph E. Tofalo

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Engagement and Customer Affairs

Joshua Nezam

Job Titles:
  • Director of Congressional Affairs

Joshua Ziemkowski

Job Titles:
  • Publications Director

Juliette Perrier

Job Titles:
  • Intern

Karolos J. Karnikis - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Kenneth B. Pyle

Job Titles:
  • Founding President

Kurt Glaubitz

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair / General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Asia Pacific

Long Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, President, and CEO / Pragmatics, Inc.

Melody Meyer

Job Titles:
  • President / Melody Meyer Energy LLC

Meredith Franklin

Job Titles:
  • Editorial Assistant

Micah Sindelar

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Michael Wills - EVP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Vice President

Mitchell B. Waldman

Job Titles:
  • Principal / M Barnet Advisors LLC

Nadège Rolland

Job Titles:
  • Senior Fellow

Nobukatsu Kanehara

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Quentin W. Kuhrau - CEO, Chairman, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Treasurer

Rachel Bernstein

Job Titles:
  • Senior Project Manager

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Job Titles:
  • Observer Research Foundation

Richard J. Ellings

Job Titles:
  • President Emeritus and Counselor ( in Residence )
  • President Emeritus and Counselor ( in Residence ) the National Bureau of Asian Research

Roger W. Bowlin

Job Titles:
  • Founder and Managing Partner / Real Estate

Roy Kamphausen - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • President / the National Bureau of Asian Research

Ryo Kubota

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer / Kubota Vision Inc.

Sandra Ward

Job Titles:
  • Director / Communications and Brand Development

Thomas Lutken

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Thomas Santos

Job Titles:
  • Project Associate

Thomas W. Albrecht

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair / Partner ( Ret. )

Tiffany Ma

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
Ms. Ma previously served as the Director of Political & Security Affairs at NBR, where she directed program management and project development for the Political and Security Affairs team. In addition, she served as the Project Lead for several initiatives, including the People's Liberation Army Conference, U.S.-China Relations in Strategic Domains, Asia Maritime Security, Mapping Pakistan's Security Dynamics, and Approaching Critical Mass: Asia's Multipolar Nuclear Future.

Tom Robertson

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel / Microsoft

Travis Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Boeing Company

William B. Abnett

Job Titles:
  • the National Bureau of Asian Research

William C. McCahill Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Department of State ( Ret. )

William Rademaker

Job Titles:
  • Entrepreneur / Duthie Hill LLC