Brian B. Su
Founder & President of Artisan Business Group, Inc. International business advisor, geopolitical risk analyst, and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in U.S.–China cross-border strategy, compliance, and risk management. Founder, America First Asia Institute. Independent Director, Chair of the Compensation Committee, and Member of the Audit Committee of a Nasdaq-listed company.
Publisher, Indo-Pacific Situation Report (indopacsitrep.com)
Through the Indo-Pacific Situation Report, he publishes geopolitical risk intelligence for family offices, investors, and executives.
20+ Years
U.S.–China cross-border strategy, compliance, and risk management, with a growing practice in AI and frontier technology compliance.
Nasdaq Director & Publisher
Independent director, Chair of the Compensation Committee, and Audit Committee member of a Nasdaq-listed company; publisher of the Indo-Pacific Situation Report (indopacsitrep.com).
100+ Delegations
Led over 100 international business delegations, conferences, and workshops; quoted by The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Reuters.
Public-Sector Roots
Staff Assistant to Illinois Governor Jim Edgar and Compliance Specialist at the Illinois Department of Transportation (1996–2011).
Professional Profile
Brian B. Su is an international business advisor, geopolitical risk analyst, and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in U.S.–China cross-border strategy, compliance, and risk management. As founder and president of Artisan Business Group, Inc., he advises family offices, companies, and investors on geopolitical risk, export controls and sanctions, investment screening, and cross-border transactions, with a growing practice in AI and frontier technology compliance.
He also founded the America First Asia Institute, which studies U.S.–China relations, technology competition, and Indo-Pacific security, and publishes the Indo-Pacific Situation Report (indopacsitrep.com), an independent, open-source intelligence service for family offices, investors, and executives.
Since founding Artisan Business Group in 2009, Mr. Su has advised on cross-border projects in infrastructure, clean energy, high-tech manufacturing, real estate, and ocean technology, and serves as independent director and Compensation Committee chair of a Nasdaq-listed company. He welcomes roles as a strategic advisor or advisory board member to family offices, AI and technology companies, and investment funds.
Areas of Expertise
- Family Office Advisory
- Geopolitical Risk Advisory
- Export Controls & Sanctions Compliance
- CFIUS & Investment Screening
- AI & Frontier Technology Compliance
- Transaction Due Diligence
- Cross-Border Investment Advisory
- Technology Supply Chain Risk
- U.S.–China Relations & Indo-Pacific Strategy
- Government Affairs & Public Policy
- U.S. Market Entry Strategy
- Data Security Compliance
Career Background
Mr. Su holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature from Guizhou University (1986) and began his career in international trade. After moving to the United States at the end of 1989, he earned an MPA from the University of Illinois at Springfield (1996), served as Staff Assistant to Illinois Governor Jim Edgar (1996–1998), and then as a Compliance Specialist at the Illinois Department of Transportation (1998–2011), focusing on contract compliance and fraud prevention.
University Lectures & Academic Engagement
Mr. Su has lectured many times at university business schools, drawing on real cross-border cases. Recent topics include U.S.–China relations and geopolitical risk, export controls and sanctions, AI and frontier technology policy, investment screening, family office strategy, and how companies and investors can navigate a shifting regulatory landscape.
Global Recognition & Thought Leadership
Mr. Su has been quoted by leading media outlets including The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Chicago Tribune, China Daily, South China Morning Post, and Reuters. He has spoken at conferences in Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and the United States, and has led more than 100 international business delegations, conferences, and workshops.
On stage
U.S.–Asia Strategy Speaker · Geopolitical Risk Lecturer · Podcast & Media Guest
Available for keynotes, panels, executive briefings, podcast and media interviews worldwide — in English and Mandarin Chinese.
Honorarium:A speaking honorarium applies to all keynote, roundtable, and training engagements. Podcast and media interviews are welcomed at no charge. Please inquire for rates based on format, audience, and location.
How Brian Engages
Keynote Presentation
45–60 minutes + Q&A
A high-impact session for conferences, investment forums, and trade summits. Clear strategic framework tailored to your audience's sector and geography. Includes pre-event consultation. In-person or virtual.
Executive Roundtable / Private Briefing
90 minutes
Structured, interactive session for boards, family office leadership, and senior investment teams. Maps current geopolitical and regulatory developments directly to your organization's specific questions — confidential, focused, immediately applicable.
Panel Participation / Moderation
60–90 minutes
Experienced panelist and moderator for investment conferences, trade policy forums, and business association events. Brings informed perspective and connects policy to practical implication in real time.
Group Training Program
Half day
Bring the training to your own conference room. Hands-on half-day program covering Asia-related topics tailored to your team — cross-border compliance, market-entry fundamentals, U.S.–China risk management, and cultural business dynamics.
Featured Topics
After the Thaw: Re-Engaging China Without Repeating the Last Decade's Mistakes
Engagement with China is reopening — but the country companies walked away from isn't the one waiting for them now. Built around a single discipline: going back in with clear eyes. What's actually changed, which old assumptions will cost you, and how to structure a re-entry that captures the upside without rebuilding the exposure.
Best for
Corporate boards, C-suites of mid-market companies with prior or potential China exposure, manufacturing and industrial executives, and investment committees evaluating renewed Asia allocation.
Neither Decouple nor Double Down: A Corporate Playbook for a Decade of U.S.–China Competition
U.S.–China rivalry is the operating environment now, not a passing storm. The companies that come out ahead aren't the ones with the strongest opinion on China — they're the ones whose strategy survives the next flare-up. A decision framework for the next ten years: real supply-chain resilience vs. expensive theater, reading policy before it hardens, sizing bets that hold whether relations warm or cool.
Best for
Corporate boards and C-suites setting multi-year strategy, heads of strategy and corporate development, supply chain leaders, private equity and investment committees weighing Asia bets.
The New Compliance Map: Sanctions, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Risk After 2025
The rules about who you can sell to, source from, partner with, and invest alongside have been redrawn — and they're still moving. This session turns a sprawling regulatory picture into a working map: where the genuine exposure sits, which controls actually matter for your business, and how to build a compliance posture that holds up when the next rule drops.
Best for
Legal and compliance teams, mid-market CFOs and General Counsel, in-house compliance officers, private equity compliance committees, and financial institutions servicing Asia clients.
The Taiwan Contingency: Risk Exposure and Exit Strategy Before the Decision Is Made for You
China's military buildup across the Strait is no longer a distant scenario, and most companies with Taiwan exposure have an opinion on the risk but no plan. This session maps where your real dependency sits, walks through scenario planning across blockade, gray-zone pressure, and open crisis, the early warning signs to watch, and a staged contingency and exit playbook you can build while you still have time.
Best for
Corporate boards and enterprise risk committees, COOs and supply chain leaders, executives with Taiwan exposure, chief risk officers, and institutional investors with concentrated technology or regional positions.
Additional topics — including UFLPA and forced-labor compliance, CFIUS review navigation, China regulatory countermeasures, global mobility and investment migration, cross-border due diligence, family office governance, and EB-5 program intelligence — are available on request. Every engagement is custom-built for the audience.
Client Feedback
"Brian gave our family office investment committee exactly what we needed — not a geopolitical lecture, but a clear framework we could apply to our Asia allocation the next morning."
— Managing Director, U.S. Multi-Family Office
"One of the rare speakers who understands both the regulatory environment and the human dynamics of cross-border business. Our audience left with questions they hadn't known to ask."
— Jacky Chan, Program Director, US-China Logistics Conference
Invite Brian to speak
For keynote inquiries, panel invitations, and executive briefings, reach out with your event details, audience, and topic of interest.
We respond to all speaking inquiries within 24 hours.
Available for both in-person and virtual engagements.
