Jackson Ewing is the Director of Asian Sustainability at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. He has over 15 years of experience leading research and advisory projects on environmental and sustainability issues in Asia. Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Environment, Climate Change and Food Security at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, where he managed a team conducting policy work throughout Asia. He holds a PhD in International Relations from Bond University, and has published extensively on topics related to Asian economic development, political economy, and environmental and climate change issues.

1. Jackson Ewing, PhD
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Email: jewing@asiasociety.org
Relevant Employment
ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE New York
Director of Asian Sustainability 2015-Present
 Created and led initiatives on East Asian carbon market development, Sino-US energy and climate
cooperation, and sustainable regional integration in Southeast Asia
 Developed the organization’s first sustainability portfolio and pursued funding and partnerships for
policy projects in South, East, and Southeast Asia
 Directly supported ASPI President the Hon. Kevin Rudd in public-facing work on advancing
international climate change negotiations and the global water agenda
 Served on the leadership committee of the Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative
 Conducted public presentations, private briefings, and media interviews in support of program
activities
 Published multiple op-eds, book chapters, journal articles, and reports on key sustainability issues
in the Asia-Pacific
S. RAJARATNAM SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Singapore
MacArthur Fellow, Head of the Environment, Climate Change and Food Security 2010-2014
 Led a team of up to 10 analysts conducting research and advisory projects on environmental and
sustainability issues throughout Asia
 Worked on-the-ground in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and
India and oversaw projects in Cambodia, Laos, Timor Leste and Myanmar
 Acquired funding of over USD 1 million for projects under my direct supervision
 Engaged with Shell, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Syngenta, Cargill, and the Frontier Strategy
Group on issues of environmental risk and sustainable supply chain development
 Participated in regional track 1.5/2 dialogues alongside colleagues from ASEAN, APEC, the ADB,
CSCAP and other organizations
 Advised the Singapore Ministries of Environmental and Water Resources, Foreign Affairs, and
Trade and Industry on environmental, food, and energy trends in Southeast Asia
 Contributed to authoring the World Economic Forum responsible development principles
 Carried out training courses for Indonesian, Bangladeshi, Thai and Singaporean governments
 Consulted for the Gerson Lehrman Group, adelphi, Konrad Adenaur Stiftung, and SEARCA
 Contributed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology CoLab Global 4C Project
 Served as a Singapore representative to the Global Innoversity initiative on sustainable urban food
systems, collaborating with partners in 6 other global cities to drive innovation
 Supervised the ASEAN-Canada Joint Research Partnership
 Wrote, steered and/or edited over 50 publications and confidential policy documents
 Organized and hosted over 35 policy-oriented conferences, public lectures, expert working groups
and closed-door workshops on energy, food, water, and other environmental sectors
 Lectured on regional environmental, development, and diplomatic trends for the graduate course
‘Non-Traditional Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific’
 Supervised multiple graduate dissertations to completion

2. BOND UNIVERSITY Queensland, Australia
Lecturer, International Relations Department 2007-2010
 Developed and taught courses on global resource trends, Asian economic development, political
economy, environmental and climatic change, and sustainability
 Became a founding member of a departmental taskforce on sustainability policies
 Appointed as steering member of the Oxford University Press project on case studies in
international relations, leading to 10 personal publications drawing upon funded work in the
Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Media Appearances
Television, radio and print media commentary on environmental policy, energy and sustainability issues,
via: Al Jazeera, Thomson-Reuters, XinMSN, Media Corp, Channel News Asia, ABC Radio Australia,
reliefweb, Lianhe Zaobao, The Global Times, The People’s Daily, Xinhua Net, China Daily, the Straits
Times, Eurasia Review, The Diplomat, The Conversation, US News and the Wall Street Journal
Publications and Presentations
 Published 9 journal articles, 20 book chapters, and 24 additional works including reports,
interviews, and magazine and newspaper articles
 Delivered 35 public lectures and presentations in 15 countries
 Selection of articles and talks available at: https://rsis.academia.edu/JacksonEwing
Additional Appointments
Adjunct Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, 2013-present
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Quezon City, Philippines, 2008
Visiting Scholar, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, 2008
Education
BOND UNIVERSITY Queensland, Australia
Doctorate of International Relations (Environmental Security) 2007-2010
 PhD Thesis: “Environmental Security in Mindanao: A Case for Comprehensive Methods”
 PhD Candidate October 2007 – October 2010, Final Degree Approval 18 January 2011
 Funding awarded: Full Dean's Scholarship Award for entire PhD program, 2007 Humanities
Department Fieldwork Research Grant, 2010 Humanities Department Higher Degree Research
Grant, 2010 University PhD Completion Scholarship, 2011 Postgraduate Publication Award
BOND UNIVERSITY Queensland, Australia
Masters of International Relations 2005-2006
 Masters dissertation: “Analysing China's Current and Future Fossil Fuel Procurement Strategies”
 Awards: Excellence in Diplomacy Studies, Deans List of Academic Excellence each semester
attended, Top Class Marks - Multi-Track Diplomacy in Southeast Asia, East-West Diplomatic
Relations, Islam and Contemporary Civilization, and Themes in Eurasian International Relations
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Charleston, SC
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science Major, English Minor) 1999-2003
 Founding member of Sustainable Renovations Project for the Political Science Department
 Member of Honors Program and Pi Kappa Phi Political Science Honors Society
 Selected member of the Maya Model Organization of American States Delegation