Dr. Stephen Noerperis a global affairs innovator, educator and executive. He is widely known as a dynamic leader and advocate on Asian initiatives -- from Tibet to Mongolia, China to North Korea. He served with New York University as an associate professor and this most recent academic year as senior fellow and director at the EastWest Institute. Dr. Noerper has been a corporate vice president, State Department analyst and foundation/NGO representative. He served in Hawaii with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and East West Center and earlier with the Nautilus Institute and Edward R. Murrow Center. Noerper is a frequent media contributor, the author of some 70 articles and publications, and recipient of several international awards. Dr. Noerper may be reached at steve.noerper@gmail.com.