Merritt “Terry” Cooke is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). He is an internationally recognized expert on advanced technology, global semiconductor supply chains, and US-China-Taiwan geopolitical competition, particularly as it relates to artificial intelligence and the strategic rivalry over chips. A former senior US Foreign Commercial Service officer, Terry held top diplomatic trade posts in Taiwan, Shanghai, Berlin, and Japan. He is the founder of GC3 Strategy, a consulting firm that delivers strategic guidance on the “3 T’s”—trade, tech, and Taiwan—for navigating US-China business and policy risks. He has also held high-level affiliations with the World Economic Forum and the Woodrow Wilson Center, and has taught graduate-level courses at the University of Pennsylvania.