Paul Haenle

Paul Thomas Haenle (born (1966-04-21)April 21, 1966) is an American political adviser, and an international relations professor and consultant.

Haenle was the founding director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center (CTC), the Beijing office of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and has served as director since 2010, during which time CTC has become one of the top-ranked independent foreign policy think tanks in China. Haenle is also Chairman, Asia Pacific Region at the global business-consulting firm, Teneo Strategy.

Prior to his consulting career, Haenle worked for the US Government. Most recently, he served at the White House under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama on the National Security Council as the China Director.

Haenle currently serves an advisor to SAGE Worldwide, a global events and speaker company; the Royal Asiatic Society, Beijing Chapter; and the Young China Watchers, a global platform for facilitating dialogue between international and Chinese young professionals.