JAPHET QUITZON

Japhet Quitzon is an associate fellow with the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research interests include disinformation as it affects international democratic institutions, the intersection of trade and digital privacy, and the evolving role of the Philippines in Indo-Pacific security. His work has featured in The Diplomat, Asia Global Online, and Cambridge University Press, and he is a young leader with the Pacific Forum. Before joining CSIS, he was a research assistant with Dr. Sophal Ear at Occidental College. He received his bachelor’s degree in international relations with a minor in East Asian studies from Connecticut College.

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JEFF OTTO

Jeff Otto coordinates Pacific Forum’s Young Leaders Program and next-gen engagements. He is an alumnus of the Master’s in Asian International Affairs (MAIA) program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). Prior to joining Pacific Forum, Jeff was a Research Fellow at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS).

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ROCCO CARTUSCIELLO

Rocco Cartusciello is a recent graduate of Georgetown’s Master’s in Asian Affairs and focuses on Southeast Asian affairs and foreign policy. He is a current Young Leader with Pacific Forum

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