Drew Thompson — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Fellow at RSIS, Nanyang Technological University and Senior Research Scientist at CNA Corporation.
Formerly Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs at the Department of Defense.
Served as Director of China Studies and Starr Senior Fellow at the Center For The National Interest.
Led the China-MSD HIV/AIDS Partnership, a 5-year, $30 million program established by Merck & Co. and the Chinese Ministry of Health.
Held leadership roles in business, including General Manager of a U.S. freight forwarding and logistics firm in Shanghai (1993-1998) and President of a snack food manufacturing company in Qingdao, China.
Holds an M.A. in Government from Johns Hopkins University (2004) and a B.A. in Asian Studies from Hobart College (1992).
Serves on advisory boards of corporations and non-profit organizations.

Biography

Drew Thompson is a Senior Fellow at RSIS - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies - at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and a part-time Senior Research Scientist at CNA Corporation in Arlington, VA. His work focuses on international security, particularly Sino-US relations, and public health.

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