Anthony Nelson Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Working with companies, foundations, and NGOs to build strategies, explore opportunities, gather intelligence, and defuse crises in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Korea.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Focused on day to day management of the East Asia Pacific practice while building business and network. Advising multinationals, foundations, and NGO's on business strategy, market entry, geopolitics, public relations, and crisis management in the ASEAN countries, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Promoted 5 times to positions of increasing responsibility.Director leading teams focused on:• Mainland Southeast Asia (bilateral engagement with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam)• ASEAN Multilateral Affairs• Public RelationsHigh Level Accomplishments during Council Tenure:• Developed and executed advocacy strategies addressing dozens of company issues across many sectors through multi-pronged approaches to governments and multilateral organizations.• Initiated committee focused on ASEAN wide efforts. Led U.S. Business engagement with the ASEAN Economic Ministers since 2011. • Led Council SME training program since 2012, including fundraising and managing budget of $200,000 per year. Program expanded in 2014 by partnering with USAID creating the US-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive SME’s. Reached 4,000+ entrepreneurs across all 10 ASEAN countries.• Led Council Myanmar efforts since 2012, supported since 2009. Organized 1st U.S. business mission to Myanmar in 25+ years in 2012 after sanctions suspension. Co-lead for U.S. Business Coalition for Myanmar working with the Obama Administration and Capitol Hill on U.S. Myanmar policy.• Conceived and organized first substantial business mission for U.S. defense companies since the end of the Vietnam War. • Appeared or quoted as expert on Asian business and U.S. interests in Asia on CNBC, CCTV, Channel News Asia, Insight Indonesia Jakarta Globe TV, Voice of America & Radio Free Asia, in New York Times, AFP, Wall Street Journal, The Nation, The Phnom Penh Post, the Irrawaddy, the Diplomat etc.• Managed direct reports in Washington, D.C., Yangon, and Jakarta, and coordinated D.C. relationship with offices in Bangkok and Hanoi.• Managed all activities of the Council’s Board of Directors, including staffing major corporate CEO’s during Council Board meetings, August 2009-December 2012. • Devised press strategy which quintupled Council press coverage in first year alone.

Supported events including roundtables and B to B dialogues focused on global trade.

New York, United States

Actor, director, and fight choreographer in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Edinburgh, etc...

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)

B.S, Communications