Colonel Shailender Arya joined The Asia Group as a Senior Advisor in April 2025. He works closely with The Asia Group’s India Practice and Defense and National Security Practice to advise clients in defense, aerospace, and other strategic sectors. Shailender is a renowned expert in India’s strategic priorities, defense industrial policies, and security and technology
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Michael Switow is a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group (TAG), working in the firm’s Singapore office. Drawing on nearly 30 years of Asian expertise in media, business and the non-profit sector, Michael is a senior member of TAG’s Southeast Asia practice and broader global team. He plays a key role in delivering client value
Anna Van Hollen is a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group in Washington, D.C. with over a decade of experience in foreign affairs, technology, and economic policy. Anna most recently served in the Biden-Harris Administration as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Prior to that, she served as a Director for International Economics
Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria is a Senior Advisor to The Asia Group, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Dr. Sta Maria was the first woman to serve as Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat from 2019 to 2024 based in Singapore after a long career as
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Kelly Magsamen is former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (2021-2024) and a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group (TAG). Kelly is a senior executive and national security leader with over two decades of experience across Republican and Democratic Administrations. In her last role in government as Chief of Staff, Kelly was
Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group, where she advises clients on geopolitical risk. A distinguished political scientist and former senior U.S. national security official, Dr.Rapp-Hooper advises clients navigating the complex security and political dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region, with particular expertise in U.S. alliances, deterrence, nuclear policy, and great power
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Donald Felbaum is a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group. Donald brings over 25 years of experience working in-country in the Philippines in tech-related sectors, including telecoms, IT-Enabled Services (ITES), and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). He has supported successful companies in over twenty-five markets around the world, advising on start-up strategies, mergers and acquisitions,
The Honorable John Tsang is a senior advisor at The Asia Group. Tsang brings to TAG an unmatched depth of experience from his four-decade career in the public sector. As Hong Kong’s longest-serving Financial Secretary from 2007 to 2017, Tsang played a crucial role in shaping the city’s economic landscape and solidified his reputation as
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Ambassador Teruyuki Katori is a Senior Advisor to The Asia Group based in Japan. He is a former career civil servant with 36 years of experience at the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW). During his tenure there, he oversaw social security policies, including establishing the Long-Term Care Insurance Act, the Child and Family
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Ambassador Yasuhiko Yoshida is a Senior Advisor to The Asia Group, based in Japan. He is a former career civil servant with 37+ years of experience primarily at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). He is a trade, industry and economic policy expert with extensive knowledge on trade negotiations (including on Free Trade
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