Michael Sobolik is a Vice President at Beacon Global Strategies, specializing in technology policy and national security. Prior to joining BGS, Michael was a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, where he researched great power competition with a focus on geopolitics, net assessments, and competitive strategy. He previously served as a senior fellow in Indo-Pacific studies at the American Foreign Policy Council, where he ran the council’s Indo-Pacific Security Program.
Michael began his career in Washington in the United States Senate, where he was a legislative assistant to a senator. Michael is the author of Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance (Naval Institute Press, 2024) and has testified before Congress on multiple occasions, including before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on Natural Resources. His commentary has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Reuters, and he has appeared on Fox News, ABC, CBS, and PBS, among others.
Michael holds a Master of International Affairs from the Bush School of Government and Public Service and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Texas A&M University.