Associate Fellows

A researcher and analyst specialising in China and Asia, the strategic side of the Belt and Road Initiative, and the political use of new media. He lectured at the University of Oxford from 2008 to 2010, built degree programmes for an education group in Kuala Lumpur, and served on the board of the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange. He holds degrees from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, has written and edited widely, and is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

Founder and Chief Executive of Petroleum Policy Intelligence, which he set up in 2010. He has around 20 years' experience in the energy industry as a consultant and journalist covering energy and politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Before founding PPI he led oil research at Medley Global Advisors, and he held senior editorial and correspondent roles at international news wires. He is a graduate of SOAS, University of London.

A personal branding consultant who advises entrepreneurs and teaches in higher education. As a Global Brand Ambassador for AlphaGamma, he attends international events as a media representative. His work spans interviews, strategy advice and NGO volunteering, with a focus on the future of work and education, and on connecting young people to more opportunities.