Senkai Hsia

Senkai Hsia is studying for an MPhil in International Relations as a Rotary Foundation Scholar. Under the supervision of Professor Ranjit Lall, Senkai's research examines evolving US economic strategy with Indo-Pacific allies, alongside broad interests in international political economy, American foreign policy and US-China relations.

Senkai is also a nonresident researcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he co-authored several reports, including Implementing the Biden Administration's China Strategy (with Christopher S. Chivvis). He previously served on the policy staff of the 2024 Harris presidential campaign, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the US Department of Transportation, and was a research assistant to former Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines.

Senkai received a BA in International Relations and a BS in Mechanical Engineering with distinctions from Stanford University.