Jeffrey D. Bean
Program Manager, Technology Policy & Editor
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Jeffrey D. Bean is Program Manager for Technology Policy and Editor at Observer Research Foundation America. He manages research on critical and emerging technologies, particularly semiconductors and 5G, and implements the activities of the Global Cyber Policy Dialogues. Concurrently, as editor, he reviews all research reports and papers ahead of publication for the organization.
Prior to joining ORF America, he was a Visiting Fellow at East-West Center and Tama University, where he conducted research on U.S.-Japan relations and emerging technology supply chain disruption with a focus on semiconductors.
Previously, Mr. Bean was editor of the Asia Policy Blog, CogitAsia, for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he oversaw publications and produced podcasts for the CSIS Asia Programs. In this role, Mr. Bean was responsible for tracking political, trade, technology, and security developments throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Bean worked as a research assistant with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, where he managed projects that focused on Asian regional cooperation and U.S.-China relations. He is the author of over two dozen articles and reports as well as the producer of nearly one hundred CSIS podcasts on policy issues in Asia.
Mr. Bean holds an M.A. in security policy studies from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs where he was a highest honors fellow and a B.A. in international affairs and political science from James Madison University.
