Where does David Asher work?

David Asher is Executive at Sayari.

Where did David Asher go to school?

David Asher studied at University of Oxford (D.Phil, International Relations, Economic History and Nissan Institute Lecturer); Cornell University (B.A., International Relations, College Scholar (multidisciplinary honors)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for International Studies, Associate Director, MIT Japan Program).

David Asher

Executive at Sayari

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

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Sayari's investors · 11

ArsenalNew York · since 2019 Centana Growth PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2021 Centana PartnersSan Francisco · $10M – $50M checks · since 2026 In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks IronGate Capital AdvisorsNew York Joule VenturesTel Aviv · $1M – $3M checks Lavrock VenturesWashington MissionOGPhiladelphia · $5M – $10M checks TFX CapitalFort Mill · $250K – $750K checks TPGSan Francisco · since 2024 U.S. Air Forcesince 2019

Co-founders at Sayari

Farley MeskoExecutive Officer

Experience

Hudson InstituteSenior Research Fellowcurrent2020 — presentWashington D.C.
Vital Financial LLCManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentBethesda, MD
U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor2025 — 2026Washington, DC
Foundation For Defense of DemocraciesBoard Member, Center for Sanctions and Illicit Finance2016 — 2026Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)Senior Research Fellow2018 — 2020Washington D.C.
Sayari LabsFounding Partner, Seed investor, and Former Chairman2015 — 2024Washington, District Of Columbia
U.S. Department of StateStrategic Advisor2020 — 2021
Vital Venture CapitalPrincipal2010 — 2020Bethesda, Maryland
MP MaterialsSenior Business Advisor2018 — 2019Las Vegas, Nevada
Central Intelligence AgencySenior Advisor, Korea Mission Center2017 — 2019
Center for a New American Security (CNAS)Adjunct Senior Fellow2010 — 2019Washington D.C.
SparkCognitionSenior Corporate Advisor2016 — 2018Austin, Texas
SparkCognitionExecutive Vice President2016 — 2018Austin, Texas
Brevan HowardJapan and Asia macro strategist2015 — 2018United States, UK, and Japan
BCA ResearchResearch Advisory Board Member2006 — 2016
U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor2014 — 2015Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Third Point LLCJapan Strategist2013 — 2015New York, United States
Drug Enforcement AdministrationSenior Advisor2009 — 2014Special Operations Division
USSOCOMSenior Advisor for Counter Threat Finance and Transnational Threats, Directorate of Operations2009 — 2014Tampa, Florida
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, North Korea Mission ManagerMember of the Board of Advisors2006 — 2010McLean, VA
MUFGSenior Advisor to the Global Senior Executive Officer2009 — 2010New York
MEDLEY MACRO FUND MANAGEMENTPrincipal2007 — 2009New York, NY and San Francisco, CA
Institute for Defense AnalysesResearch Staff Member/Adjunct Research Staff Member2005 — 2009Alexandria, Virginia
U.S. Department of StateSenior Advisor for East Asia Pacific and North Korea Working Group Coordinator2001 — 2005Washington, DC
National Security Council, The White HouseSenior Director, North Korea Activities Group2003 — 2005Washington, DC
American Enterprise InstituteResident Fellow and Director of Research, Asian Studies1999 — 2001Washington D.C. Metro Area
Tudor InvestmentStrategist1997 — 2001Washington, DC
United States Department of DefensePolicy Planning Advisor, OSD EAPR, IDA1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Diplomacy and foreign policyVenture CapitalAsia StrategyCounter Threat FinanceResearchEconomicsInvestmentsDiplomacyInternational RelationsMergers & AcquisitionsForeign PolicyIntelligence

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Languages Japanese

Advanced Japanese — Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Asher?: Executive Officer at Sayari
Where does David Asher work?: David Asher is Executive at Sayari.
Where did David Asher go to school?: David Asher studied at University of Oxford (D.Phil, International Relations, Economic History and Nissan Institute Lecturer); Cornell University (B.A., International Relations, College Scholar (multidisciplinary honors)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Post Doctoral Fellow, Center for International Studies, Associate Director, MIT Japan Program).