Sophal Ear is a tenured associate professor and former senior associate dean in the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, USA, where he lectures on global political economy, International Organizations, and regional management in Asia. He is the president of the International Public Management Network (IPMN) and interim chair of the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Program, both decades old nonprofits. He was the inaugural chair of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Advisory Board of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, serving in 2021-22. A TED Fellow, Fulbright Specialist, former CFR Term Member, and Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, he serves on the Boards of Refugees International, Partners for Development, and the Center for Khmer Studies, among other entities. A graduate of Princeton and Berkeley, he moved to the US from France as a Cambodian refugee at the age of 10.