# The Asia Group

> The Asia Group is a Washington-based strategic advisory firm founded in 2013 by Kurt Campbell and Nirav Patel. It helps multinational companies and investors navigate Indo-Pacific markets through corporate strategy, market entry, regulatory engagement, geopolitical risk analysis, and its TAG AI intelligence platform.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Kurt M. Campbell (Chairman & Co-Founder), Nirav S. Patel (Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)
- **Products:** Market Entry & Sales, Market Access, Corporate Strategy, Geopolitical Risk Advisory, Pre-litigation Solutions
- **Notable:** Advised the 2021 Arcturus-Vinbiocare vaccine technology agreement in Vietnam., Launched TAG+ with Elections24 in January 2024., Secured an investment from RLH Equity Partners in December 2024.

## Products & services

- **Market Entry & Sales** — Government relations strategy, joint venture and strategic partnership facilitation, and public sector sales support.
- **Market Access** — Regulatory advocacy, stakeholder mapping, and in-market engagement.
- **Corporate Strategy** — Board and executive advice, public policy function development, and geopolitical diversification strategies.
- **Geopolitical Risk Advisory** — Scenario planning, tabletop exercises, political and reputational due diligence, and proactive monitoring.
- **Pre-litigation Solutions** — Commercial dispute negotiation, crisis resolution, and strategic communications.
- **The Sprint** — A proprietary process to align business priorities with societal aspirations and strengthen social license to operate.
- **TAG+ / Elections24** — AI and human intelligence platform launched January 4, 2024 with election analysis based on expert-vetted datasets.
- **TAG AI** — Expert-curated intelligence platform with TAGbot, deliverables access, stakeholder mapping, event intelligence, and Contextual Intelligence scores; access is requested through a demo.

## Achievements

- Advised the 2021 Arcturus-Vinbiocare vaccine technology agreement in Vietnam.
- Launched TAG+ with Elections24 in January 2024.
- Secured an investment from RLH Equity Partners in December 2024.
- Built TAG AI with expert-curated analysis and decision tools.
- Established a Bangladesh practice with Osiris in 2025 and announced Gulf, Jakarta, and Canberra expansion in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced a Canberra office on October 23 and Paul Griffiths as managing director for Australia.
- **2026-07** — Announced expanded Japan capabilities, including David Boling as managing director of Japan.
- **2026-06** — Announced a Jakarta office and Eddy Sambuaga as Indonesia country director; release dated June 9 and posted June 11.
- **2026-03** — Announced its first GCC office and a regional team led by Ahmed Helal.
- **2026-01** — Named Uzair Younus partner while retaining his chief product officer role for TAG AI.

## Links

- Website: https://theasiagroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-asia-group-llc/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/theasiagroup

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