Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper is a Partner at The Asia Group, where sheadvises clients on geopolitical risk. A distinguished political scientistand former senior U.S. national security official, Dr. Rapp-Hooperadvises clients navigating the complex security and politicaldynamics of the Indo-Pacific region, with particular expertise in U.S.alliances, deterrence, nuclear policy, and great power competition.Dr. Rapp-Hooper most recently served as Special Assistant to thePresident and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at theWhite House National Security Council, where she was the topWhite House advisor on the region. From 2021 to 2023, she served as Director for Indo-Pacific Strategy at the NSC, shaping the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy andmanaging key initiatives including the Quad, U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation, andregional economic and security frameworks.Previously, Dr. Rapp-Hooper held senior fellowships at the Center for a New AmericanSecurity and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where she led the AsiaMaritime Transparency Initiative. She also served on the Secretary of State’s Policy PlanningStaff and as Asia Policy Coordinator for the 2016 Clinton campaign. A published author andfrequent commentator, Dr. Rapp-Hooper has written for Foreign Affairs, Political ScienceQuarterly, and The Washington Quarterly, among others.Dr. Rapp-Hooper holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from ColumbiaUniversity.