Dr. Rafael Frankel is a leading expert in Asia-Pacific tech policy, government affairs, political-economics, business and investment. He is currently Director of Public Policy for Southeast Asia at Meta and serves on the US-ASEAN Business Council Board of Directors. A former foreign correspondent, lecturer, and consultant in Bangkok, Tel Aviv and Washington, Rafael has 25 years of experience in The Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. He received his PhD (International Relations) and MS (Foreign Service) from Georgetown University.