Mrs. Hee-Eun Kim established the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy in 2020 to fill a need for focused support of multinational alliances and coalitions in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to founding CAPS, Mrs. Kim worked for the United Nations Command in Seoul, Korea as the Deputy Director of Political-Military Engagement.
The board of directors is a diverse group of senior experts, all with extensive first-hand knowledge and direct engagement with the Asia Pacific region.
Major General (Ret.) Urs Gerber is the president of the Foundation Council of the Swiss Armed Forces’ Historic Material Foundation. He is co-chairing the Annual Senior Officers Seminar (ASOS) on leadership and crisis management at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). MG Gerber represents the Swiss Armed Forces on the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS).
Major General (Ret.) Chang served as the ROK Chief of Staff of the Army Chiefs of Staff and Chief of Operations 1 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 2012 to 2013, he served as commander of the 51st Infantry Division. In 2014, he served as Chief of Staff of the FROKA(1st ROK Army). In 2015, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the UNC MAC following his assignment as the CFC’s Deputy Chief of Operations.
Brigadier (Ret.) Andrew Cliffe currently works as an executive consultant and program director for a global infrastructure and project management company. He works at the interface between public and private sectors helping to recover distressed defense programs. His particular forte is developing collaborative relationships.
Mrs. Hee-Eun Kim established the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy in 2020 to fill a need for focused support of multinational alliances and coalitions in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to founding CAPS, Mrs. Kim worked for the United Nations Command in Seoul, Korea as the Deputy Director of Political-Military Engagement.20
The CAPS advisory board provides a wide range of voices and perspectives to our mission and priorities.
Major General (Ret.) Hurley was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He spent the next 32 years in various positions of increasing responsibility, culminating his service as a Major General. As a General Officer, Mr. Hurley served in numerous leadership roles around the world, and throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Major General (Ret.) Lukeman retired from active duty on July 1, 2020 after 40 years of continuous active service.MG Lukeman’s assignments in the operating forces included Executive Officer of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines; and Operations Officer, 1st Marine Division. He commanded 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-7 and G-3 for the 1st Marine Division in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Jerry Martinez recently completed a 33-year distinguished career in the United States Air Force. He was the Commander of US Forces Japan, and also served as the senior US officer in the Netherlands, working with 28 NATO countries, where he developed NATO responses to the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, as well as oversaw operations of NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Colonel (Ret.) Maxwell is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a Senior Fellow at the Global Peace Foundation(where he focuses on civil society support to a free and unified Korea), and a Senior Advisor to the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Small Wars Journal. He is a 30-year veteran of the US Army, retiring as a Special Forces Colonel and has worked in Asia for more than over 30 years, primarily in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines.
Vice Admiral Robert Thomas retired from the U.S. Navy in January 2017 after 38 years of Naval Service. He then accepted an appointment as a Senior Research Fellow with the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). He is also a full time faculty member at UC San Diego’s Graduate School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS).
Dr. Tuong Vu is the head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Oregon. He has held visiting appointments at Princeton University and the National University of Singapore. He is the founder and director of the US-Vietnam Research Center. His research has focused on the comparative politics of state formation, development, and revolutions in East and Southeast Asia.
