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USA Founder and President at Open Foreign Policy Initiative Richard Gray is the President and Founder of the Open Foreign Policy Initiative, a political startup building coalitions, producing research, and influencing policy. Previously, he interned at U.S. government agencies, think tanks, and in the private sector, working on issues related to tech policy, trade, security, and communications. A History major at Grinnell College, he has received the Linnemann Fellow and Mohrman Research Fellowships to do archival research on urban planning in Scotland and Southeast Asian geopolitics in Singapore. Weaving together his unique background, Richard intends to influence and advise on issues related to US foreign policy in East and Southeast Asia, emerging technologies, and social networks.