Rexon Ryu is President of The Asia Group (TAG). He is responsible for firm performance, strategic management, enterprise-wide execution, and growth initiatives, working closely with the CEO to strengthen organizational performance, talent development, and client service across the firm. Rexon directs a portfolio of cross-market and cross-sector clients, helping the TAG team deliver business outcomes in every major Indo-Pacific market. He serves on the TAG Board of Directors, leads TAG’s fast-growing Korea practice, and serves as Board Chair of the TAG Foundation.
Drawing on a decade at TAG and more than two decades of experience in global diplomacy, national policymaking, and executive leadership, Rexon advises corporate CEOs and senior executives on translating geopolitical, commercial, and technology developments across the Indo-Pacific into actionable business strategy and outcomes. He works closely with clients on market entry and expansion, stakeholder engagement, advocacy, communications, and government relations strategies.
Over the course of his public service, Rexon served three U.S. presidents at senior levels, working extensively with both Republicans and Democrats on major foreign policy and national security challenges in Asia and the Middle East. His work included strengthening alliances and partnerships, advancing U.S. strategic interests, countering adversaries, addressing proliferation risks, and helping shape policy responses to emerging global challenges.
Prior to joining The Asia Group in 2015, Rexon served as Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. He also served on the White House National Security Council staff, as Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as foreign policy advisor to then-Senator Hagel, and in several policy roles at the U.S. Department of State and at U.S. Embassies in Cairo and Jerusalem. At TAG, he has also held prior firm leadership roles, including as Chair of the Defense practice. Rexon serves on the Board of Trustees for HALO USA. He holds a Master in Public Policy from Princeton University and a B.A. in Political Science and Government from the University of California, Berkeley.