Master in Public Affairs, International Relations, Princeton University, School of Public And International Affairs
Bachelor of Science, Earth Systems (program in environmental science, economics, and policy), Stanford University
December 2025 –Present
Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute. Conducting research and writing about Japan defense and security policy and US-Japan alliance.
September 2025 –November 2025
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair (fundraising, project management, research, and writing with focus on Japan), Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
June 2021 –May 2025
Senior Expert, East Asia (project management, research, and writing with focus on U.S. allies and partners in Indo-Pacific), United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
July 2019 –May 2021
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
August 2018 –June 2019
Visiting Research Fellow (research and writing with focus on Japan-NATO relations), JIIA
October 2011 –September 2017
Senior Advisor for International Partnerships (diplomacy and project management related to coordination with US allies and partners on Afghanistan), United States Department of State
January 2010 –December 2010
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor (advisory and research support to Senator focused on foreign policy), United States Senate
May 2007 –December 2009
Special Advisor on Counterterrorism (fundraising, project management, and diplomacy related to counterterrorism), United Nations Secretariat
Selected Publications
“Japan as a Strategic Partner in the Three Seas Initiative,”
German Marshall Fund, 2025.
Report of the Expert Study Group on NATO and Indo-Pacific Partners,
USIP, 2024.
“NATO and Indo-Pacific Partners,”
The Diplomat, 2024.
“Japan’s Authorities in a Taiwan Contingency: Providing Needed Clarity,”
War on the Rocks, 2021.
“Assessing the Impact of Abe-Era Security Reforms on Japan–NATO Relations,”
Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), 2019.
“Learning from the History of Japan-NATO Relations,”
