Rhea Menon is a Senior Associate with TAG AI, The Asia Group’s artificial intelligence-enabled platform. In this role, she specializes in platform management, data analysis, and the development of the Contextual Intelligence scoring system. Rhea also assists with product testing, debugging, and providing essential technical support across teams. Additionally, Rhea contributes to leadership support, engaging in research, market analysis, data visualization, and analytics to further TAG’s strategic objectives.
Rhea was earlier associated with the South Asia program at the United States Institute of Peace. Prior to joining TAG, Rhea worked with the National Committee on US-China Relations, where she tracked U.S. policy on China and analyzed China’s evolving position in the world. She has also served as a senior communications coordinator and research assistant at Carnegie India, where she examined India’s and China’s global engagements, conceptualized media elements for outreach, and produced Interpreting India, Carnegie India’s podcast. Her professional background also includes performing research for the India China America Institute, where she focused on the role of social media in Indian and Chinese politics, and as a research associate with Zambia’s Ministry of Health.
Rhea holds a graduate certificate in Chinese and American studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center and a Master of Arts in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). At SAIS, her regional focus was China’s foreign and developmental policy towards South Asia. Rhea graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and Chinese language & literature. Her senior research project focused on India’s and China’s voting patterns in the United Nations.