Our leaders
The Hinrich Foundation leadership team is comprised of professionals who carry decades of experience in global trade, China-US relations and working in Asia.
Ultimately, our vision is to have the scholars of the Foundation become our future leaders. As such, the Hinrich Foundation Alumni Association (HFAA) has the mission to incubate talent for director-level and executive-level roles in the Foundation and to engage our alumni in the development and evolution of our programs and in the identification of future beneficiaries.
Merle A Hinrich
Chairman, Hinrich Foundation
Alex Boome
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Kathryn Dioth
Chief Executive Officer, Hinrich Foundation
Chuin Wei Yap
Program Director, International Trade Research, Hinrich Foundation
Michael Akman
Chief Operating Officer, Hinrich Foundation
Deborah Elms
The current Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation
Rohanshi Vaid
The current Research Manager at the Hinrich Foundation
Cheryl Tan
Associate Director – Marketing and Communications, Hinrich Foundation
Dr. Weihuan Zhou
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia
John Smith
Chief Technical Officer, Hinrich Foundation
