Anita Pan is a Canadian career foreign service officer with over sixteen years of experience working at the intersection of geopolitics, emerging technologies, and economic security. She is currently a Practitioner Fellow with the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and is on leave from Global Affairs Canada, where she most recently served at the Embassy of Canada to Japan. Over the course of her career, Anita has worked extensively on emerging technology and regional security issues, including artificial intelligence and defence innovation. While on leave from the foreign service, Anita is examining how geopolitical competition and technological change shape national economic and security interests, as well as how countries can build resilience against potential disruptions in critical technology supply chains. Anita holds a Master in Public Policy from Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.
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