Akbar Ahmed is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at the American University, School of International Affairs, in Washington D.C.

Ishtiaq Ahmed is Professor of Political Science and a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore.

Retired General Jose Almonte was former National Security Adviser to President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines.

Vinod Anand is a Senior Research Fellow at the United Service Institute of India.

Aris Ananta is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 

Alex Au, a Singaporean, runs his own businesses, but is also a frequent social commentator and gay activist. He maintains a popular local blog called Yawning Bread (www.yawningbread.org).