Through his various personal and professional engagements, Mr. Phua maintains strong government and military networks in Asia, particularly in China and Southeast Asia. At the Stratagem Group, he is part of the secretariat for the Pinnacle Club of the Association if Southeast Asian Nations, a social association of retired chiefs of defense and security forces in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Phua holds a master’s degree in international political economy from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He also serves as the vice president for external relations of the RSIS Alumni Association.