Damien Ma

Damien Ma is a Fellow at the Paulson Institute, focused on investment and policy programs and the Institute's research and think tank activities. He is the co-author of the book, In Line Behind a Billion People: How Scarcity Will Define China’s Ascent in the Next Decade.

 Previously, Ma was a lead China analyst at Eurasia Group, the political risk research and advisory firm. He specialized in analyzing the intersection between Chinese policies and markets, with a particular focus on energy and commodities, industrial policy, elite politics, US-China relations, and social policies. His advisory and analytical work served a range of clients from institutional investors and multinational corporations to the US government. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, he was a manager of publications at the US-China Business Council in Washington, DC. He also worked in a public relations firm in Beijing, where he served clients ranging from Ford to Microsoft.

In addition, Ma writes regularly for the Atlantic Monthly online and has published widely, including in the New York Times, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, and Bloomberg, among others. He has also appeared in a range of broadcast media such as the Charlie Rose Show, BBC, NPR, and CNBC. He also served as an adjunct instructor at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Ma is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was named a “99under33” foreign policy leader in 2012 by the Diplomatic Courier. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.  

Education MA, 2006, Asian Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

BS, 2004, Journalism, Boston University

BA, 2004, International Relations, Boston University

Academic Positions Adjunct Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University SAIS, 2011-2012

Other Professional Experience Fellow, The Paulson Institute, 2013-present

Contributer, The Atlantic Monthly Online, 2010-present

Senior Analyst, Asia Practice, Eurasia Group, 2008-2013

Manager and Assistant Editor, US-China Business Council, 2006-2008

Communications Editor, H-Line Ogilvy, 2005-2006

Honors and Awards 99under33 Foreign Policy Leaders, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, The Diplomatic Courier

FLAS Fellowship, University of Michigan

PRC Fellowship, Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan

William J. Newman Book Award, Boston University Department of International Relations

Education Academic Positions Other Professional Experience Honors and Awards