Advisory Board

Jomari Jesus Tan is an Instructor for the Department of Political Science at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila and a Political Researcher for Religioscope, Fribourg. His research encompasses Alliance Politics and Hedging Strategies in the Indo-Pacific from a non-great power perspective. He also researches Contemporary Nuclear Deterrence and Arms, with a focus on existential deterrence, as well as Chinese Cognitive Warfare Strategies in East and Southeast Asia.
Dr. Gonzales is the Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Advisor of Inno-Change International Consultants, Inc., a research, training, and consulting firm based in the Philippines. He is a former Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank (MENA region) and a former Associate Professor of Psychology at De La Salle University, Manila. He specializes in education systems, skills development, social protection, and program evaluation, and is a Professorial Lecturer at the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School.

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