Who we are Our team US Board James Seymour (Chair) Senior Research Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Robert Snow (Treasurer) Former Director of Outreach & Strategic Initiatives, Association for Asian Studies Robert Barnett Independent Scholar and Former Director of the Modern Tibet Studies Program, Columbia University Nicola Macbean Executive Director, The Rights Practice Shawn Shieh Senior Consultant and Researcher, Chinese civil society, philanthropy and social development Mark Sidel Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison Manage Cookie Preferences