Based in Sydney, Lance Truong is an Associate Director in Control Risks’ Global Risks Analysis practice and the firm’s lead geopolitical analyst in Australia. He specialises in geopolitical, political, security and regulatory risks across China, North-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Previously, Lance worked in geopolitical risk consulting and at a Big 4 firm in Tokyo focused on defence and national security, and began his career as an Australian diplomat posted to China. He holds first-class honours in Japanese Studies from Monash University and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University as a Fulbright scholar, and is proficient in Japanese and Mandarin.