Building the leading Asia-focused association management consultancy providing membership-based nonprofits with strategic consulting, research and government affairs services.

Implemented strategic planning to advocate for improved intellectual property and related laws by working with governments across all countries in the Asia-Pacific region.Highlights included testifying before the Hong Kong Legislative Council and contributing to briefs before the Supreme Courts of India, Indonesia and Philippines. Established representative offices in Beijing (2019) and Singapore (2016), and lead a staff of four across China and Singapore.Increased engagement with governments by 61%, interaction with members by 111% and interaction with civil society partners by 250%.Increased corporate membership by 80% over 5-year period.Managed over 6,000 members in Asia through committees, organized thought leadership programming, professional development programming, and fostered cooperation projects with IGOs, including United Nations WIPO, UNODC, and UNCTAD; INTERPOL, WCO, APEC, ASEAN, SAARC; and partner governments outside the region including the United States, EU, UK, and Canada on innovation policy, anti-illicit trade, supply chain security, intellectual property protection, judiciary, and customs enforcement measures.Recruited corporate members across multiple Asian languages and cultural working environments. Exceeded industry benchmark for industry association renewal percentages at 87% renewal rates.

Successfully registered the office under the new China Foreign NGO Management Law.Organized several leadership delegations for meetings with IP-related ministries, including Ministry of Commerce, State Administration of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Customs, Police and Standards Administration. Organized signing of MOU with State Administration of Industry and Commerce.Developed conference and seminars on priority topics with government, universities and partner associations.Achieved media coverage of events in major news outlets, including China Daily, Xinhua, and popular web outlets. Managed the development of a new WeChat account for communicating with Chinese stakeholders.Submitted numerous policy papers to authorities on legislative and regulatory changes.

Selected to be the US-based scholar to research US-ROK cooperation in Southeast Asia on trade, investment, and multilateralism.Developed thought leadership on IP cooperation, including publishing white paper on policy recommendations for e-commerce IP protection and conducting seminars.

Developed a network of members to monitor and comment on judicial, legislative and regulatory changes impacting trademarks and related rights. Assisted committees to draft amicus briefs and policy submissions. Organized and led first international IP association delegation to Myanmar after the lowering of sanctions to advocate for first trademarks law and increase public awareness of brand protection.

Supported research for financial industry clients, including major investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity. Reviewed Chinese language information for regulatory compliance purposes. Developed customer service process.

Wrote on Asia-related health topics.

Developed, delivered education services to various public and private education institutions in Japan and China.