Michael Rawding
Michael Rawding currently advises US companies on both entering and optimizing their operations in Asia, with an emphasis on China and Japan. He also supports Chinese and Japanese organizations in finding US technology partnerships and enhancing their US market knowledge and execution capability. He has an extensive background in the Asia region, having served as the President of Microsoft Greater China, Microsoft Japan, and Microsoft Asia. Having also led several worldwide business units while at Microsoft, he understands both the local and global perspective. In addition, he has worked on a variety of cross border leadership assignments for US companies in Japan and China and Asian companies in the US during his tenure at Spencer Stuart. Rawding was previously Chairman of the Washington State China Relations Council, served on the Board of Governors at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and is a member of the National Committee on US China Relations.
