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| Industry | Consulting |
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, DC |
Key people | Richard Verma |
| Website | theasiagroup.com |
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]
TAG was co-founded in 2013 by Kurt Campbell, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, [2] and Nirav Patel, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs. [3]
On June 21, 2017, TAG announced that former US Ambassador to India Richard Verma would be joining the firm as its Vice Chairman. [4] In 2019, former US Consul General in Hong Kong Kurt Tong joined the firm as partner. [5] [6] 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. [7]