Salman Husain is a Vice President at The Asia Group, where he works with the firm’s South Asia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) teams. Salman brings more than a decade of experience in international affairs and national security, advising clients across sectors including energy, technology, and life sciences. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Salman
Syeda Sabrina Akter is an AI + Data Science Associate at TAG AI, The Asia Group’s artificial intelligence-enabled geopolitics platform. In this role, Sabrina focuses on developing and optimizing AI chatbox systems, specifically building and refining retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines. She leverages her experience in prompt engineering and emerging LLM techniques to ensure the platform
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Eddy Sambuaga is Indonesia Country Director at The Asia Group, based in Jakarta. He advises clients on Indonesia’s political, regulatory, and commercial landscape, with a focus on market entry, public policy, stakeholder engagement, investment strategy, and operational risk. He brings more than 25 years of experience across the United States, Malaysia, and Indonesia, with a
Yuki Kurihara is an Associate with The Asia Group based in Tokyo. Yuki provides thoughtful analysis of geopolitical and security policy trends in the Indo-Pacific region, especially on Japan’s evolving defense policy, to assist client success in the Japanese market. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Yuki worked in London at the International Institute for Strategic
Subhodeep Jash is a Senior Vice President with The Asia Group’s South Asia Practice. Subhodeep brings over a decade of experience managing policy programs, driving strategic initiatives, and executing market advisory support across technology and trade. His professional experience ranges from working on trade policy negotiations in the Ministry of Commerce in New Delhi to
Nisha Biswal is a Partner at The Asia Group and a leading voice on economic and geopolitical trends in South Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific. She brings over 30 years of experience in U.S. foreign policy, international trade and economic development across the Executive Branch, in Congress, and the private sector. With her deep networks
Karthik Ayyalasomayajula is a Senior Associate at TAG AI, The Asia Group’s artificial intelligence-enabled geopolitics platform. In this role, he applies cutting-edge machine learning techniques and develops statistical methodologies to transform complex data into actionable policy intelligence. He specializes in working across both structured and unstructured data sources, with expertise in natural language processing that
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Kristen Hollenbeck is Vice President, User Experience at TAG AI, The Asia Group’s artificial intelligence-enabled geopolitics platform. In this role, she leads design strategy and user research to shape TAG’s AI-enabled tools that support business decision-making. With 25 years of experience in UX design, visual design, and creative strategy, Kristen has built her career transforming
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Rachel Leung is Vice President, Product Management at TAG AI, The Asia Group’s artificial intelligence-enabled geopolitics platform. In this role, Rachel is responsible for driving product strategy and working closely with engineering and design teams to define product roadmaps, prioritize features, and ensure seamless product launches. By leveraging data-driven insights, Rachel drives continuous improvement and