Caroline Fried develops and leads CAPRI’s interdisciplinary, comparative research agenda. Her policy work spans the economics, politics, development, foreign policy, and political history of the Asia Pacific. She has published research and commentary on Taiwan’s electoral politics, Asia-Pacific health systems, cross-Taiwan Strait relations and economic linkages, educational exchange, US foreign policy toward Asia, and the internationalization of higher education in East Asia. Before joining CAPRI as one of its founding members, Caroline was a researcher and professional academic editor. As a Fulbright fellow in Taiwan, Caroline earned a master’s degree in Asia-Pacific studies at National Chengchi University. She holds bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and history from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, where she graduated summa cum laude. Caroline hails from North Carolina, and she has called Taipei home since 2017, cultivating a deep personal and professional connection to the region.

Siwei Huang leads engagement initiatives with diverse stakeholders worldwide based on CAPRI’s interdisciplinary policy research. He also conducts interdisciplinary research on public policy and international affairs in the Asia-Pacific region. His research and commentary, published in English and Chinese, focus on energy policy, trade relationships, and supply chain management in East Asia; internationalization and health system policy in Taiwan; Taiwanese electoral politics, and the evolution of identity in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Previously, Siwei was a research assistant in the Department of Social Sciences, Education University of Hong Kong. Siwei received his master’s degree in global political economy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his bachelor’s degree in applied economics with First Honors from Hong Kong Baptist University. A native of Hunan, Siwei moved to Taipei in 2021 to found CAPRI with a commitment to advancing good governance across the region.

David Liu joined CAPRI after a 14-year career in Sweden. He has held marketing roles at several multinational tech companies, including Amazon Web Services. He also served as acting general manager at the Stockholm Incubation Hub of Norrsken Foundation, a Swedish impact investing organization. Before joining CAPRI, he worked at UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, coordinating its participation in the United Nations General Assembly and international conferences. His expertise spans event planning, project management, and stakeholder engagement. As an active member of overseas Taiwanese communities, he was recognized in 2023 by then-President Tsai Ing-wen as one of “Ten Outstanding Overseas Taiwanese under 45.” He twice served as chair of the junior chapter of the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Sweden and as an overseas affairs promotion commissioner for Taiwan’s Overseas Community Affairs Council. David holds a master’s degree in global media studies from Stockholm University.

Jackie C. Loh joined CAPRI after developing a significant career in finance and operations leadership in the US. She most recently served as director of finance for the City of Englewood, Colorado, where she led citywide budget planning and secured funding for major infrastructure projects. Jackie has also held senior leadership roles, including chief financial officer for the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. Her expertise spans strategic financial planning, operational leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. She holds a master of professional accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and a master of science in information systems from the University of Colorado at Denver. Jackie is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant; she holds a level 1 credential in Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting. Committed to continuous growth, Jackie is an active member of the Born to Shine Christian Bilingual Toastmasters and enjoys engaging with the local community.

Dr. Christine L. “Chrissy” Cook is an assistant professor at National Chengchi University (NCCU). Her work at CAPRI brings Asian perspectives to work focused traditionally on the West by enhancing methodological rigor and innovation in cross-cultural research. Chrissy is active in the world’s largest communication research association, the International Communication Association (ICA). She serves as the international liaison of ICA’s largest division, Communication and Technology, and as the appointed chair of its Transformational Professional Growth committee, responsible for shaping global professional development within the field. She also sits on the editorial boards of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Global Perspectives in Communication, and the Journal of Media Psychology. Her research focuses on communication science and media psychology, with a broad goal to increase online civility. She earned her Ph.D. in Communication Science at Tilburg University and completed postdocs at NCCU and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Dr. Ying-Chun Lin joined CAPRI after spending more than a decade in the US as a researcher and social worker. Before joining CAPRI, she worked as a research scientist at a nonprofit research organization in the US. Her research has focused on the role of early childhood education policies and systems in promoting children’s well-being as well as equitable access to high-quality childcare among families with low income and immigrant families. She has expertise in analyzing complex data and advanced quantitative methods. She is also experienced in working with multidisciplinary teams and engaging government and community stakeholders in her research. Ying-Chun holds a Ph.D. in social welfare from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a master’s degree in social work from Washington University in St. Louis, and a bachelor’s degree in social work from National Taiwan University.

Rachel Bernstein contributes to several of CAPRI’s research initiatives focused on societal resilience in addition to assisting with the development and design of new research projects. Before joining CAPRI, she worked as an assistant director in the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)’s Political and Security Affairs group, where she managed NBR’s Taiwan portfolio and projects relating to China’s grand strategy and US engagement with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. She has published research and commentary on US-Taiwan relations, Chinese foreign policy, and US foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific. Rachel earned a master’s degree in Asia-Pacific studies as a Fulbright fellow at National Chengchi University. She holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in Asian and Middle Eastern cultures from Barnard College of Columbia University.

Helen Lee conducts research on social policy, community development, and data-driven policy analysis at CAPRI. She was previously an operations manager in the private sector, focusing on market analysis and business development. She previously managed NGO partnerships and external communications at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and undertook research at the Education University of Hong Kong, contributing to a published paper on social policy. Helen holds a master’s degree in international social and public policy from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies education from the Education University of Hong Kong. She has also studied at Oslo Metropolitan University, where she conducted a policy evaluation on vocational training for asylum seekers for a local NGO. She is active in the TGIF Christian Toastmasters and is a certified Tai Chi instructor.

Sunny Peng advances CAPRI’s engagement with cross-sector stakeholders worldwide, contributing to its innovative public policy agenda in the Asia-Pacific region. Her professional background spans the private sector, think tanks, and the public sector. Before joining CAPRI, she worked in business development in the technology sector, especially in Southeast Asia. She has also worked in the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific within the Institute of International Relations, the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Asia-Pacific Bureau of Reporters Without Borders. Sunny holds a master’s degree in diplomacy and international relations from National Chengchi University, where she focused on geopolitical dynamics and transatlantic engagement in the Indo-Pacific, and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages.

Prior to joining CAPRI, Sudeep Agarwal worked as a medical writer and editor of academic papers, abstracts, and medical articles for nearly 10 years. After obtaining his medical degree in 2011, he decided to pursue a field that combined his interests in medicine and languages ​​- academic editing. He has extensive experience in editing research papers, books, and conference proceedings and was certified by the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS) in 2016. He has also worked on developing a grammar-checking software tool for academic documents and participated in seminars on linguistics and natural language processing. Sudeep moved to Taipei from Mumbai in 2020. He loves reading, languages, hiking, and board games.

Sylvia Chen created CAPRI’s visual presence as the think tank’s first designer. She set CAPRI’s brand identity guidelines and endeavors to translate CAPRI’s core values into the visual presence of CAPRI’s website, events, research output, and communications materials. Before her role at CAPRI, Sylvia contributed to the global rebranding efforts of Fulbright Taiwan, where she created both digital and physical brand assets. She is experienced in creating cohesive visual identity systems, utilizing her skills in graphic design, photography, and illustration. Sylvia earned her bachelor’s degree in advertising from National Chengchi University, with a focus on graphic design and marketing. Sylvia moved to Taipei from her hometown of Taichung in 2016. She is fluent in English and Japanese and enjoys connecting with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.