Matt Pottinger is Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia at the White House.  In this role, Pottinger advises the President on Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania and coordinates regional policy on behalf of the National Security Advisor.  Before joining the National Security Council in January 2017, Pottinger ran Asia research at a New York-based investment firm and was the founder of a consultancy serving American investors in East Asia. Pottinger served as a U.S. Marine, with active duty in Japan and three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to military service, Pottinger lived and worked in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China from 1997 to 2005, reporting for Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.