Asia-Pacific Forum Advisory Board

	Michael Colopy Specialist, U.S.-China Relations Michael Colopy is a specialist in US-China relations based in Northern Virginia. He has spent nearly two decades analyzing US interests in East Asia, interpreting events for American officials. Educated both at Princeton University and through immersion in international treaties as a foreign policy aide to the US Congress, Mr. Colopy forecasts political and economic developments and interprets China's agenda and its implications for American economic and national security interests. His niche as an analyst is describing the larger political, cultural and historical forces that can quickly reshape the economic environment for American business and that are not the usual preoccupation of top business managers.
	Peter Copestake Senior Vice President & Treasurer Manulife Financial Corporation Peter Copestake is Senior Vice President & Treasurer of Manulife Financial Corporation, overseeing the global treasury functions in the Manulife and John Hancock group of companies. Over the past 25 years, he has held a variety of senior treasury management positions at Canadian financial institutions and as a regulator in the Canadian Department of Finance. Currently, Peter serves as the Chair of the Society of Canadian Treasurers, a member of the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees of Queen’s University, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation. He also serves on various other professional and community boards and associations.
	Jay Fitzsimmons Senior Vice President and Treasurer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Jay Fitzsimmons joined Wal-Mart in 1994 as vice president, finance. He currently serves as senior vice president and treasurer. Prior to 1994, Fitzsimmons was a sell-side securities analyst and a CFO in the hospitality industry for 12 years. He also chaired the NASDAQ Issuer Affairs Committee. In addition, he is a CPA. Fitzsimmons has a B.B.A from the University of Notre Dame and a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
	Chris Kreidler Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Treasurer YUM! Brands, Inc. Chris Kreidler is senior vice president corporate strategy and treasurer of YUM! Brands, franchisor of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silvers and A&W All American Food. He has held numerous finance, treasury and business development positions with YUM! over the last 10 years and prior to joining spent seven years in investment banking. He has a BA and MBA from Rice University.