16th International Conference on The Future of Asia

Senior executive specializing in global and regional strategic analysis, negotiations, and crisis management. An award-winning,prominent, and frequently quoted expert on Asia and on U.S. foreign, economic, and security policy towards Japan, the Koreas, and China. Three decades of demonstrated achievement in management and foreign policy leadership as one of the U.S. State Department’s leading Asia-hands and renowned expert on Japan and North and South Korea. Has an influential network of contacts in the United States and Asia in business, diplomacy, academia, the media, think tanks, and the military. A strategic visionary and bold thinker with a knack for leading organizations through difficult times and solving tough problems. An agile analyst who brings considerable political, economic, social, and cultural acumen to bear in tackling sensitive challenges.