The Asia Group

The Asia Group

Industry	Consulting
Founded	2013
Founder	Kurt M. Campbell Nirav Patel
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Key people	Richard Verma
Website	Official website

The Asia Group (TAG) is an American strategic advisory firm based in Washington D.C., providing consulting services to companies looking to expand into the Asia-Pacific region. ^{[1] [2]}

History

TAG was co-founded in 2013 by Kurt Campbell, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, ^[3] and Nirav Patel, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs. ^[4]

On June 21, 2017, TAG announced that former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma would be joining the firm as its Vice Chairman. ^[5] In 2019, former US Consul General in Hong Kong Kurt Tong joined the firm as partner. ^{[6] [7]} In January 2021, Campbell left the firm to serve as National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, and is now Deputy Secretary of State. Campbell's personal consulting clients at TAG included Northrop Grumman, McKinsey & Company, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin. ^[8]

References

1. "About Us".
2. "The Asia Group, LLC". China Development Forum. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
3. Brunnstrom, David; Martina, Michael (2021-05-26). "U.S. says looking at Quad meeting in fall focused on infrastructure". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
4. Rogin, Josh. "Campbell's new firm pursues Burma contract". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
5. "Verma".
6. "Wong questioned, US lawyer released in Hong Kong crackdown". AP NEWS. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
7. "Press Release: The Asia Group Welcomes Ambassador Kurt Tong as Partner". The Asia Group. 2019-07-30. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
8. "Kurt Campbell Form 278 Public Financial Disclosure Report". DocumentCloud. Retrieved 2024-09-03.