Global Affiliates Program Welcomes 2025-26 Fellows
Global Affiliates Program Welcomes 2025-26 Fellows
Each year, the Global Affiliates Program hosts at APARC a cohort of qualified personnel nominated by our affiliate members, who send their talent to Stanford as visiting fellows for a year of research and enrichment.
Rod Searcey
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center’s Global Affiliates Program is excited to welcome its new class of fellows to Stanford University:
- Myong-jin Bae, Republic of Korea Army
- Ping (Jane) Jiang, NextG Tech Limited
- Yasushi Maruyama, Egon Zehnder
- Taiki Oki, Japan Patent Office
- Kota Shimoda, Ministry of Finance, Japan
- Shinya Takasaka, Japan Air Self Defense Force
- Takuya Tsunoda, Development Bank of Japan
- Noriaki Wada, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan
- Edward Zeng, NextG Tech Limited
- Yibin (Ken) Zhao, Shanghai Narada Group
Over the course of their year at Stanford University, fellows will audit classes, improve their English skills, and conduct individual research projects; at year's end, they will make a formal presentation on the findings from their research.
Throughout these experiences, they gain a firsthand understanding of business, society, and culture in the United States and contribute to the intellectual exchange at APARC.