Staff
Benton Gordon is a Policy Analyst on the Economics and Trade team. He previously worked as an editorial assistant at the National Bureau of Asian Research.
Commission Member
Mike Kuiken serves as Vice Chair of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission following nearly 23 years in the U.S. Senate and is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. In the private sector, Mike is the Managing Member of Silver Valley Strategies, where he advises founders, CEOs, and investors on geopolitical and government strategies. He is an advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and a member of Anthropic's National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council. He serves on the boards of the National Defense Industrial Association and the Planetary Science Institute. Vice Chair Kuiken was reappointed to the Commission by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer for a term expiring December 31, 2027.