Dr Chheang Vannarith is a public policy analyst with over a decade of research and practical experience in geopolitical and political economic analysis focusing on Southeast Asia. He is currently serving as President of the Asian Vision Institute (AVI)- an independent think tank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He is also the Chairman of Advisory Council of the National Assembly of Cambodia and an Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. He received his BA in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, MA in International Relations from the International University of Japan, Leadership Certificate from the East West Center, and Doctor of Philosophy in Asia Pacific Studies from the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan.
