Defense & National Security

Spencer Dingman

Spencer Dingman

Spencer is an Associate at The Asia Group where he supports the firm’s Australia practice by servicing clients with in-depth research and analysis on commercial and political dynamics within Australia and the broader Indo-Pacific. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Spencer interned at the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, where he […]

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Claire Chao

Claire Chao

Claire is an Associate in The Asia Group’s China practice where she covers a broad range of political and economic topics to help clients navigate the complexity of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship. Claire also incorporates in-depth analysis for client products on topics related to Taiwanese domestic politics. Before joining TAG, Claire participated in the Young

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Greg Chaffin

Greg Chaffin

Greg Chaffin is a Principal at The Asia Group (TAG), where he focuses on the firm’s defense and national security portfolio. Drawing on fifteen years of experience in national security policymaking through government service and in private industry, Greg provides defense clients with strategic analysis and political insights across the Indo-Pacific region to advance business

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Olivia Camillo

Olivia Camillo

Olivia is an Associate with The Asia Group’s Defense & National Security Practice, where she provides in-depth strategic analysis of geopolitical and industry developments to support defense customers seeking to expand into markets across the Indo-Pacific. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Olivia served as a congressional staffer, most recently as a research assistant for

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Jacqueline Borsboom

Jacqueline Borsboom

Jacqueline Borsboom is Managing Director for Australia at The Asia Group (TAG). Based in Washington, Jacqueline draws on decades of experience working on defense and government policy to help clients capture new growth opportunities throughout the Indo-Pacific at the nexus of geopolitical, national, and commercial interests. Before joining TAG, Jacqueline served as Minister-Counsellor for Defence

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Melanie Berry

Melanie Berry

Melanie Berry is a Vice President at The Asia Group, where she focuses on the company’s Japan portfolio. She advises clients on the intersection of business and politics in Japan, geopolitics and the impact on global and Japanese corporate strategy, sales campaigns in aerospace defense, and market and regulatory trends in an array of industries,

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Michael Akopian

Michael Akopian is an Associate with the Defense & National Security Practice at The Asia Group. Michael provides geopolitical analysis to support client efforts to generate or expand their presence in the Indo-Pacific region. Previously, Michael was a Research Assistant on the Defense Team at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). His research

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