Nirav S. Patel is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of The Asia Group. He is responsible for the firm’s corporate strategy, digital transformation agenda, and management of a diverse portfolio of industry-leading corporate clients. Nirav is an entrepreneur with significant experience at the intersection of business and policy. He has
Rintaro is a Senior Associate in The Asia Group’s Japan practice, where he researches and analyzes domestic political shifts, foreign and defense policy, economic and energy security, and technology policy developments. He was previously an Associate at the Tokyo office. Prior to joining The Asia Group, Rintaro interned at the Council on Foreign Relations, where
Colonel Trey Meeks (U.S. Air Force Retired) is a senior advisor at The Asia Group. Trey has a proven track record enabling aerospace and defense clients to capture billions in successful campaigns, mediate delicate international settlements, establish strategically salient relationships, upgrade regional brand profiles and achieve business expansion objectives in numerous Asian markets by designing
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Dr. Evan S. Medeiros is a Senior Advisor at The Asia Group, where he draws on his years of experience as a leading specialist in East Asian affairs. A world-renowned thinker and strategist on U.S. Asia policy, he commands in-depth expertise on the U.S.-China relationship and regional politics more broadly. As Senior Advisor, Dr. Medeiros’
Pham Quang Vinh is a Hanoi-based Senior Advisor at The Asia Group, where he leverages his experience and deep knowledge of Vietnam’s complex political dynamics to help advance client equities and U.S.-Vietnam commercial relations. Ambassador Vinh served as the fifth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United States of
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Sarah is a Vice President and the Chief of Staff to TAG Chairman, Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, where she provides strategic support to Dr. Campbell across multi-market clients and firm-wide initiatives. Prior to her appointment as Chief of Staff, Sarah was focused on the firm’s defense and national security portfolio. In this capacity, she delivered
Jennifer Lee is a partner at The Asia Group, where she leads the firm’s Korea Practice across Washington and Seoul and helps drives the firm’s strategic growth across the Indo-Pacific. A trained economist and Asia specialist, Jennifer advises Fortune 500 global companies, leading Korean conglomerates, and global investors on geopolitical risk, regulatory strategy, and cross-border
Nobukatsu Kanehara is a Senior Advisor to The Asia Group, based in Japan. Mr. Kanehara draws on substantial experience serving at the highest levels in the Government of Japan, where he was recognized as a leading diplomat and strategic voice on international affairs. Mr. Kanehara offers nuanced insights into Japanese national security priorities, as well
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Christopher B. Johnstone is Partner and Co-Chair of the Defense & National Security Practice at The Asia Group, where he brings unparalleled expertise across Indo-Pacific markets including Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and Southeast Asia. Previously, Chris served as a Senior Advisor at TAG and concurrently as Senior Advisor and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic
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Michael Jonathan Green works closely with The Asia Group to assess and analyze Japan’s political landscape, as well as the defense, technology, and commercial aviation sectors. Dr. Green is Chief Executive Officer at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Asia, Japan Chair, and Henry