An authority on political and economic risk assessment in the Asia-Pacific region, Fan Chou (1955-2023) received his master’s degree in philosophy from Columbia University and founded the InsightFAN online strategic risk platform. Over his lifetime he gleaned insights from over three decades of work experience in the US, Taiwan, China, and Singapore in the fields of cross-border venture capital, organizational risk management, and regional economic planning. He authored numerous books including If Push Comes to Shove Is Taiwan Ready to Fight?, 2022: Taiwan’s Last Window of Opportunity, and Taiwan and China: In Conversation with Xi Jinping.