Position: Associate | Based in: Kuala Lumpur
George Ng is a Research Assistant specializing in political risk, focusing on systematic tracking and in-depth analysis of cross-border geopolitical dynamics. George joined the company in 2016 and has accumulated nearly ten years of frontline research experience. He graduated from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and previously worked as a junior analyst at a regional security think tank in Kuala Lumpur, bringing a keen on-the-ground understanding of political developments in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.
Fluent in both English and Cantonese, George effectively utilizes open-source intelligence to build a dynamic risk database covering Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and mainland Southeast Asia. On a daily basis, he provides the team with rapid assessments of geopolitical events and conducts medium- to long-term tracking of issues such as electoral cycles, social movements, and border disputes.