Who We Are

Strategists, problem solvers, policy experts, mentors.

The professionals shown here are a selection of our team. Our wider network includes thought leaders, industry principals, and former and serving senior officials. Names below are public; the network behind them is not.

Cross-Strait Security · US–China Policy · Monetary & Macro · Defense & Intelligence · Family Office

Cedric T. Chou

Cedric T. Chou

President · Founding Fellow Strategist
US–ChinaMacroLaw

Cedric T. Chou

Attorney; columnist for Wealth Magazine and China Times; convenes the firm's geo-economic practice and hosts the SouthRock Rock podcast.
William Yu

William Yu

Founding Fellow Strategist
MacroMonetaryCapital flows

William Yu

Macroeconomist; UCLA Anderson Forecast veteran; focus on monetary policy, dollar primacy, and capital flows across the region.
Navroze Alphonse

Navroze Alphonse

Advisor
South AsiaSecurity

Navroze Alphonse

Veteran of South-Asian foreign affairs; brings a sub-continental read of the Taiwan question and the wider Indo-Pacific theater.
Michael M. Baranov

Michael M. Baranov

Advisor
SanctionsFamily Office

Michael M. Baranov

Sanctions and international law; New York–based counsel to families confronting OFAC and BIS exposure.
Chien-Hua Chen

Chien-Hua Chen

Fellow Strategist
PolicyBudgetTaiwan

Chien-Hua Chen

Public-finance specialist; close reader of Taipei's budget cycles; advises principals on the political economy of cross-Strait risk.
Li-Fu Chen

Li-Fu Chen

Advisor
Family OfficeCapital

Li-Fu Chen

Two-decade family-office practitioner; senior counsel on cross-border succession, residency strategy, and reputational posture.
Richard Dong

Richard Dong

Fellow Strategist
China policyIndustry

Richard Dong

China-policy specialist with an industry background in semiconductors and advanced manufacturing.
Alexander C. Huang

Alexander C. Huang

Strategic Guru
SecurityDefenseCross-Strait

Alexander C. Huang

Former Deputy Minister, Mainland Affairs Council, Republic of China; defense scholar at Tamkang University; thirty years on cross-Strait security.
Wei F. Lee

Wei F. Lee

Fellow Strategist
MacroAsia

Wei F. Lee

Regional macro strategist with two decades in fixed income; reads Asia-Pacific liquidity conditions for principals.
Ching-I Lin

Ching-I Lin

Writer
WritingEditing

Ching-I Lin

In-house writer and editor; shapes the firm's working papers and public-facing essays for clarity.
Eric H. Yang

Eric H. Yang

Fellow Strategist
Export controlsTech policy

Eric H. Yang

Export-control and technology-policy specialist; tracks BIS, OFAC, and Commerce postures in near real time.
Kuang-Shih Yeh

Kuang-Shih Yeh

Guru
DefenseAviationPolicy

Kuang-Shih Yeh

Former Minister of Transportation and Communications; civil-aviation and infrastructure background; senior counsel on Taiwan's defense-economic interface.

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