Michael Frank

Michael Frank is a senior fellow in the Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is a political and economic analyst with a decade of experience in Asia. His current research focuses on the intersection of geopolitics and advanced technologies. Frank previously led the Economist Intelligence Unit's Asia technology policy research, where he pioneered applications of machine learning to the firm's traditional strengths in macroeconomic and geopolitical research and analysis. Before the EIU, he worked in the government relations department at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He has also served in the leadership of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong as vice chair for financial services. Frank has a master’s degree from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, where he was editor in chief of the Chicago Policy Review. He has a bachelor's degree in international relations and economics from Colgate University.