Leading expert on the Indo-Pacific region, with particular expertise in South-East Asia. Chair, South-East Asia Studies, CSIS. President and CEO, BowerGroupAsia, the premier business advisory focused specifically on ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific region. Founder and leader, CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative, the only Washington-based think tank programme focusing specifically on Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific island countries. Has led special initiatives to help define US policy in South-East Asia, including as Director, US ASEAN Strategy Commission and secretariat of the US ASEAN Eminent Persons Group. US Chair, Advisory Council on Competitiveness for the Vietnamese Prime Minister. Member of the Board: Special Olympics; American Australian Education & Leadership Foundation; Institute for Religion & Public Policy; US-New Zealand Council. Member of the Board of Advisers, US-Indonesia Society. Former President, US-ASEAN Business Council. Recipient of honours, Malaysia and Philippines.