Tyrell Walker

Tyrell is the CEO and Founder of the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA). Tyrell works as a Foreign Service Officer and has represented the United States in the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, and Canada, and Pakistan.

Before joining the State Department, Tyrell was chief of staff at a criminal justice reform NGO; ran political activism workshops in Japan; and interviewed, farmed, and lived with minority and indigenous communities throughout East Asia.

Tyrell holds an MA in Asian Studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, as well as a dual BA in Government and East Asian Studies from Harvard University.

In his free time, you can catch Tyrell visiting all the temples and shrines he can find.