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	Andray Abrahamian Choson Exchange Key Assignment: Executive Director, Choson Exchange; published in Asia Times, The Diplomat, Harvard International Review, Korea Times Academic: MA International Relations (Phd pending), University of Sussex Expertise: International relations of Korean Peninsula; North and South Korean society and development Twitter: @chosonexchange, @draylien
	Charles K. Armstrong Professor Key Assignments: Director of the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University Books: Tyranny of the Weak: North Korean and the World (In press with Cornell University Press, 2013), The Koreas (Routledge, 2006), Korean Society: Civil Society, Democracy and the State (Routledge, 2006) Academic: PhD in History, University of Chicago Expertise: East Asian political and social modern history
	Peter Beck Researcher, Analyst Key Assignments: The Asia Foundation, Foreign Affairs (published by the Council on Foreign Relations), Korea Economic Institute; contributor for the Wall Street Journal, Japan Times, Korea Herald Academic: MA in Comparative Public Policy and International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego; Studied Korean at Seoul National University; Pantech Research Fellow at Stanford University Expertise: North and South Korean political, economic, social, and security issues
	Jeff Benjamin Freelance Journalist Key Assignments: Billboard, Rolling Stone, AllKpop Academic: BA in Music and Journalism, New York University Expertise: Pop music industry Website: jeffbenjamin.wordpress.com Twitter: @Jeff__Benjamin
	Mayling Birney Professor Key Assignments: London School of Economics, Princeton University Academic: PhD in Political Science, Yale University Expertise: Chinese politics and political economy
	Jeffrey Carr Cyber Security Expert Key Assignment: Founder and CEO of Taia Global Academic: Adjunct professor at George Washington University Books: Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld (O'Reilly Media, 2011); A Traveler's Guide to Cyber Security (Taia Global Inc, 2012) Expertise: Technology, cyber warfare Twitter: @jeffreycarr
	Josh Chin Reporter Key Assignments: Digital Editor at WSJ, Research Fellow at Asia Society Academic: MA from Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley Expertise: Chinese affairs Twitter: @joshchin
	Mike Chinoy Journalist Key Assignments: Senior Fellow in the US-China Institute at the USC, Former Senior Asia Correspondent at CNN Academic: MA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism Books: China Live, Revised: People Power and the Television Revolution (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999) Expertise: Chinese politics Twitter: @mikechinoy
	Madeline Earp Senior Asia Program Researcher Key Assignments: Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights in China Academic: MA in East Asian Studies, Harvard University Expertise: Freedom of speech Twitter: @madelineearp
	Donald K. Emmerson Professor Key Assignments: Director of the Southeast Asia Forum at Stanford University Books: Hard Choices: Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia (Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2008), The Many Faces of Asian Security (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2001), Indonesia Beyond Suharto: Polity, Economy, Society, Transition (East Gate Book, 1999) Academic: PhD in Political Science, Yale University Expertise: Southeast Asian affairs
	Porter Erisman Documentary Filmmaker Key Assignments: Former VP of International Marketing at Alibaba Group Films: Crocodile in the Yangtze: A Westerner Inside China’s Alibaba.com Academic: MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Expertise: Global e-commerce Website: crocodileintheyangtze.com
	John Everard Consultant/Author Key Assignments: United Nations Consultant; Former British Ambassador to Belarus, Uruguay, and North Korea Academic: MA in Chinese, Cambridge University, UK Book: Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea (Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2012) Expertise: North Korea
	Maureen Fan Journalist, Consultant Key Assignments: Beijing Bureau Chief for the Washington Post, New York Bureau Chief for the San Jose Mercury News, South China Morning Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News Academic: John S. Knight Fellow, Stanford University, 2010 Expertise: Social change, middle class, and urbanization in China. Interested in journalism entrepreneurship, multimedia storytelling, curation and original reporting Website: maureenfan.com Twitter: @maureenfan
	Jeanne Marie Hallacy Journalist, Documentary Filmmaker Films: Into the Current: Burma's Political Prisoners Expertise: Burmese politics
	Anne Henochowicz Translator, China Digital Times Key Assignment: Translation Coordinator at China Digital Times Academic: MA in Chinese Literature and Folklore, The Ohio State University; MPhil in Ethnomusicology, University of Cambridge; BA in Chinese, University of Pennsylvania Expertise: Chinese Internet culture and social media Twitter: @murasakint
	Arik Hesseldahl Journalist Key Assignments: Senior Editor for AllThingsD, former Senior Technology Writer for Bloomberg Businessweek Academic: MS from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism Expertise: Technology Twitter: @ahess247
	Declan Hill Journalist Key Assignment: Investigative journalist & author Academic: PhD in Sociology, University of Oxford Books: The Fix: Soccer and Organized Crime (2008, McClelland & Stewart) Expertise: International sport, gambling, crime Twitter: @declan_hill
	Yoo Jee-ho Journalist Key Assignments: Yonhap News Agency, Korea JoongAng Daily, The Score Academic: BA in History, University of Toronto, Canada Expertise: South Korean sports Twitter: @Jeeho_1
	Gregory Kulacki Expert in arms control and defense policy Key Assignments: Senior Analyst/China Project Manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists Academic: PhD in Political Theory and International Relations, University of Maryland Expertise: Nuclear weapons and global security, US-China relations
	Alvin Lin Energy policy expert Key Assignment: China Climate and Energy Policy Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council Academic: JD, NYU School of Law; M. Phil., Chinese University of Hong Kong Expertise: Chinese energy and environmental policy Twitter: @alvinnrdc Blog: Switchboard.nrdc.org
	Jing Liu Author Key Assignments: Understanding China through Comics Academic: BA in Industrial Design/International Economics, Beijing University of Technology Expertise: Chinese history Twitter: @jing
	Hamish McKenzie Journalist Key Assignments: Reporter at PandoDaily, Contributor to South China Morning Post Academic: MA in Journalism, University of Western Ontario Expertise: Technology, pop culture Website: hamishmckenzie.com Twitter: @hamishmckenzie
	Tun Myint Professor Key Assignments: Department of Political Science, Carleton College; The National Bureau of Asian Research Books: Governing International Rivers: Polycentric Politics in the Mekong and the Rhine (Edward Elgar, 2012) Academic: PhD from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and School of Law, Indiana University Expertise: Burmese politics and society, Southeast Asian environmental politics
	Daniel I. Okimoto Professor, LinkAsia Advisor Key Assignments: Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University, Co-founder of the Shorenstein Asia/Pacific Research Center Academic: PhD in Political Science, University of Michigan Books: Between MITI and the Market: Japanese Industrial Policy for High Technology (Stanford University Press, 1990) Expertise: Political economy of Japan
	Katie Quan Associate Chair, UC Berkeley Labor Center Key Assignments: Associate Chair, Center for Labor Research & Education, UC Berkeley Academic: BA in Sociology, UC Berkeley Publications: "Workers & Communities versus Walmart" in Walmart in China, Anita Chan ed. (Cornell University Press, 2011) Expertise: Global labor strategies
	Steven Rood Country Representative, Asia Foundation Key Assignments: Country Representative for the Philippines and Pacific Island Nations, The Asia Foundation, International Contact Group on Mindanao Academic: PhD in Political Science, Boston University Books: Forging Sustainable Peace in Mindanao: The Role of Civil Society (East-West Center Washington, 2005) Expertise: Philippine affairs
	Zhou Rong Greenpeace East Asia Key Assignment: Climate & Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace East Asia Academic: BS in Atmospheric Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Expertise: Air pollution and energy policy in China
	Dale Rutstein Chief of Communication and Partnership, UNICEF China Key Assignment: Chief of Communication and Partnership, UNICEF China Academic: EdM at Harvard University Graduate School of Education Expertise: Linking people together to multiply efforts to improve the situation of children Twitter: @dalerutstein
	Saksith Saiyasombut Foreign TV Correspondent, Thai Political Blogger Key Assignments: Indo-China Bureau, Channel NewsAsia; Head Writer, Siam Voices Academic: Completing MA in SE Asian Studies, University of Hamburg, Germany Expertise: Thai politics, current affairs, media, freedom of speech Website: saiyasombut.com Twitter: @saksith Facebook: facebook.com/saksith.saiyasombut
	Dr. Sanchita Saxena Professor, Political Scientist Key Assignment: Associate Director, Center for South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley Academic: PhD in Political Science, UCLA Publications: "Domestic coalitions and the push for policy change in the garments and textiles industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka" (working title)  Expertise: South Asian political economy
	Tsering Wangdu Shakya Professor Key Assignments: Canada Research Chair in Religion and Contemporary Society in Asia, University of British Columbia, Canada Books: The Struggle for Tibet (Co-author: Verso, 2009), The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947 (Columbia University Press, 1999) Academic: PhD in Tibetan Studies, University of London Expertise: Tibet/China policy
	Jon Shenk Documentary Filmmaker Key Assignments: Director of The Island President, Owner of actualfilms Academic: MA in Documentary Film, Stanford University Expertise: Climate change
	Daljit Singh Researcher Key Assignments: Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore Academic: BA Hons in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Oxford, UK Books: South and Southeast Asia: Responding to Changing Geopolitical and Security Challenges (Knowledge World Publishers, 2010), Terrorism in South and Southeast Asia in the Coming Decade (ISEAS, 2009) Expertise: Southeast Asian security
	Scott Snyder Council on Foreign Relations Key Assignment: Senior Fellow for Korea Studies and Director of the Program on US-Korea Policy, Council on Foreign Relations Academic: MA from the regional studies East Asia program at Harvard University; Thomas G. Watson fellow at Yonsei University, South Korea Books: Editor, The US-South Korea Alliance: Meeting New Security Challenges (Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2012) Expertise: North and South Korea; US-Korea relations Twitter: @Ssnyder1835
	Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh Author & Journalist Key Assignment: The Economist Intelligence Unit Academic: MA in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Books: Floating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia & Singapore (Hong Kong University Press, 2012) Expertise: Southeast Asia Twitter: @sudhirTV Blog: Musings from Singapore
	Fred Varcoe Freelance Journalist Key Assignments: The Japan Times, Sports editor at Metropolis, Secretary at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan Academic: BA in Humanities, University of Hertfordshire, England Expertise: Japanese sports Website: fredvarcoe.com Twitter: @fredvarcoe
	Minky Worden  Activist, Author Key Assignments: Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch, adviser to Hong Kong democracy leader Martin Lee Books: China’s Great Leap (Seven Stories Press), Torture (New Press) Academic: BA in Political Science, Vanderbilt University Expertise: Human rights Twitter: @minkyshijinks
	Qiang Xin Professor Key Assignments: Deputy Director, Center for American Studies, Fudan University; visiting scholarship, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University  Academic: PhD in International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai Books: Interpreting U.S. Taiwan Policymaking: Perspective of Congress (Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2010) Expertise: US politics, US-China relations, Taiwan
	Li Xing Journalist Key assignments: Sports Editor for 3G Sports, Chief Supervisor of Sports DPM Academic: BA in Law, ZhongShan University Expertise: Chinese sports
	Philip Yun Executive Director/COO, Ploughshares Fund Key Assignments: Executive Director/COO of Ploughshares Fund; Pantech Scholar at Stanford University's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center; US State Department Coordinator for North Korea Policy  Academic: JD from the Columbia University School of Law Book: North Korea: 2005 and Beyond (Co-Editor: Brookings Institution Press, 2006) Expertise: Asian political and security issues
	Maung Zarni Activist, Professor Key Assignments: Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Co-founder of the Free Burma Coalition Academic: PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (politics of education), University of Wisconsin-Madison Books: Life Under the Boot: 50 Years of Military Dictatorship in Burma (forthcoming from Yale University Press, 2014) Expertise: Sociology of education; conflict and development; human security; Burmese affairs Website: maungzarni.com
	Michael Zhang President (Overseas), ZQGame Inc. Key Assignments: ZQGame Inc. Academic: MS in Computer Science, California State University-Northridge Expertise: Game producing

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