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William Overholt

Senior Research Fellow
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

William Overholt has a long history of analysing Asia for both the public and private sectors, with stints in both Singapore and Hong Kong. He is also the author of five books, including The Rise of China (W.W. Norton, 1993), which won the Mainichi News/Asian Affairs Research Center Special Book Prize.

His consulting experience range from strategic planning to foreign affairs for the Conference Board, the U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute, the Foreign Service Institute, Dean Witter Reynolds, A.G. Becker, and numerous banks.

He has served as political advisor to several of Asia's major political figures and government bodies. Most recently, Mr. Holt conducted research on financial reforms in Asia as a joint senior fellow with the Center for Business and Government and the Asia Center at Harvard University.