Captain Meghan C. Fong is an officer serving in the US Air Force, where over the past 8 years she has focused her career on the East Asia security mission. She has over 29 months of in-country experience across the spectrum of leisure, professional work, military operations, and academic study. Additionally, Meghan commands knowledge across a range of functional topics, has first-hand experience in joint and bilateral operations, and brings perspectives from tactical to strategic levels. Through these experiences, Meghan has come to value the versatility of defense activities and appreciates the Department of Defense as a component of national power to achieve US security objectives. Embracing a holistic and integrated approach to defense leadership, Meghan aims to enrich her perspective with a stronger foundation in Asia-Pacific history and a broader understanding for the work of non-defense institutions in global affairs though the MASIA program.

Concentration: Politics and Security

Hometown: Cerritos, CA

Academic Background: B.A. in Global Liberal Studies, New York University