A’ndre Gonawela is an Associate with The Asia Group’s Research and Analytics Team. In addition to contributing to TAG’s newswire, The Daily Asia, A’ndre authors Instant Insight commentaries, long-form reports, and other cutting-edge analytical products on political risk that contribute to thought leadership and help clients understand and navigate emerging economic and diplomatic trends across the Indo-Pacific.Prior to joining TAG, A’ndre worked on defense innovation issues at BMNT, where he directly executed multiple portfolios across the U.S. Navy on behalf of NavalX, conducting market research and analysis on critical and emerging technologies. He also actively contributed to acquisition efforts in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy, with a particular focus on contested logistics and the unmanned domain. A’ndre has had key analytical experience on South Asian politics, U.S. grand strategy, U.S.-China relations, national security strategy, global conflicts, environmental issues, and security topics in emerging technologies.A'ndre was born in Sri Lanka, but grew up in San Diego, California. He received a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2021, with a certificate in global conflict studies and an emphasis on emerging security threats. Prior to completing his master’s, A’ndre graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan in 2019, where he specialized in geopolitical strategy in South Asia. There, he conducted detailed research on the use of social media – especially Twitter/X – in Indian politics, spearheading several projects and publications covering the 2019 and 2014 Indian General Elections. A’ndre hosts his own podcast, The Burn Bag, a program dedicated to weekly conversations around redefining national security through interviews with key experts, thinkers, and leaders across the foreign policy sphere. On the podcast, A’ndre covers traditional security topics ranging from great power competition and counterterrorism to emerging threats such as climate migration and the political impact of social media.
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Associate, Research And Analytics TeamThe Asia Group Jun 2024 - PresentWashington, District Of Columbia, United States
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Founder And HostThe Burn Bag Podcast Jul 2020 - PresentResponsibilities:• Producing and hosting weekly national security podcast featuring leading experts and practitioners who have distinguished themselves in the field• Invites and coordinates with guests, including preparation of detailed agendas featuring questions and logistics, in addition to marketing material for episode promotion• Manages long-term strategy and guest pipe-line, in addition to future partnerships and advertisersAccomplishments:• Have arranged and conducted one-on-one, virtual, hour-long interviews with a range of prominent national security and foreign policy leaders, including 4 former CIA Directors, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense, a former Director of National Intelligence, the former President of Colombia, the incumbent President of Sri Lanka, retired U.S. Generals, leading geopolitical thinkers, and many more• Co-created content in partnership with the Climate Migration Council, Atlantic Council, Trenchcoat Advisors, and Girl Security• Cultivated podcast audience of around several thousand in foreign policy, security, and defense communities• The podcast has been invited to cover the Reagan National Defense Forum and Aspen Security Forum, two of the country's leading national security conferences -
Program Analyst, Naval TeamBmnt Feb 2022 - May 2024Arlington, VaResponsibilities:• Directly executes multiple portfolios across U.S. Navy Fleet simultaneously on behalf of NavalX• Market research and analysis on critically emergent technologies of interest to U.S. Navy• Actively contributes to acquisition efforts in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy• Generates artifacts enabling U.S. Navy customers to make decisions on procurement• Interacts with federal innovation resources including SBIR, DIU, and In-Q-Tel• Manages human-centered design events for the defense community, including workshops• Supports communications strategy for NavalXAccomplishments:• Compiled market research that became an authoritative source on INDOPACOM logistical alternatives• Facilitated and executed NavalX engagement at DSEI Conference in London (UK) which fostered connections between 60 AUKUS stakeholders, and sourced 23 non-traditional companies that aligned with 10 U.S. Naval Fleet problems• Managed dozens of information interviews with technical stakeholders -
Intern, U.S. Foreign PolicyCouncil On Foreign Relations Sep 2020 - Dec 2020Washington, District Of Columbia, United States• Supported senior fellow’s book chapter assessing U.S. relations with China in framing of Taiwan issue, looking at developments in diplomatic triangle from 1949 through present to understand Chinese Government’s historical posturing and thinking• Constructed timeline of Chinese leadership’s strategy on Taiwan, sourced from public statements and archival materials that include declassified memoranda and conversation transcripts, to provide greater insight on contemporary political and military actions -
Research And Events Intern, The India ProjectThe Brookings Institution Jun 2020 - Aug 2020Washington, District Of Columbia, United States• Assisted Dr. Tanvi Madan, Director and Senior Fellow of The India Project, with research on India’s relations with U.S. and China from 1980 to present and India’s foreign policy choice between alignment and autonomy• Compiled and analyzed nearly twenty years of public opinion data from India, as it pertains to relations with China and the U.S., in an effort to further understand the India-U.S.-China diplomatic triangle -
Research Assistant To Dr. Paul StanilandUniversity Of Chicago Oct 2019 - May 2020Chicago, Il• Categorized and analyzed historical public opinion data from India on varied foreign policy issues from the latter half of the 20th century• Assessed trends that assessed Indian public opinion on China, looking specifically at the two decades following the 1962 Sino-Indian War, when tensions were relatively high -
Research Intern With The Modern Journalism TeamMicrosoft Jun 2019 - Aug 2019Redmond, Wa• Created an annotated dataset of around a thousand U.S. politicians, with a priority for 2020 U.S. elections candidates, vital to creation and refining of MSR India’s classifier NivaDuck and subsequent publication at the #SMSociety 2020 conference• Verified and annotated unfiltered handles of several thousand political Twitter accounts with names, party information, congressional/legislative/senatorial seat or district, and other pertinent information -
Research Assistant To Dr. Joyojeet PalUniversity Of Michigan - School Of Information Oct 2015 - Jun 2019Ann Arbor, MiDirected team engaging in research on negative language in tweets of key politicians in run-up to the 2019 Indian General Elections, resulting in a peer-reviewed publication presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences in January 2020Led project focusing on critical tweets of populist politicians, resulting in a peer-reviewed article published in a top-level journal and presented at the European Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in May 2018Aided in a meta-study developing a classification of research on politics and Twitter, in addition to compiling a dataset of political social media profiles in the Global South, both consequential to subsequent publications -
Policy Intern For Mayor Kevin FaulconerCity Of San Diego May 2018 - Aug 2018Worked closely with the Director of Public Safety & Neighborhood Services in developing research regarding police department retention rates that contributed to the formulation of policy to address SDPD’s staffing levels.Provided information on public WIFI systems in several major cities that underwrote a meeting on bringing in WIFI to recreation centers across San Diego.Delivered research on dockless scooter regulations in major cities that aided the Director of Economic Development in creating an effective response to the growing presence of dockless companies. -
Public Policy InternSan Diego Regional Chamber Of Commerce May 2017 - Jul 2017San Diego, CaConducted research on various federal, state, and local governmental policies that affected the business community in the San Diego region to prepare for weekly committee meetings with leading figures in the energy, water, and defense industries.Gathered data vital to updating the Chamber’s Economic dashboards on the region’s affordability, business and tax climate, and standard of living, in addition to analyzing trends associated with historical state migration data. -
Intern For Mayor Kevin FaulconerCity Of San Diego May 2016 - Aug 2016San Diego, CaConducted research on federal and legislative issues and policies in addition to media relations and news alerts.Drafted responses to constituent mail, media advisories, event advances, and other pieces of literature originating from the Mayor’s Office.
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Intern For City Councilman Mark Kersey, District 5City Of San Diego Jan 2014 - Jun 2014City Hall, San DiegoResponsible for answering phone calls and guiding them to the proper authority on the subject, to accommodate the various needs throughout the district.Inputted data regarding events and scheduling for Councilman Kersey.
A'Ndre G. Education Details
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Certificate In Global Conflict Studies
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Public Policy Analysis
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