Dean Fealk is a Chambers-recognized international attorney who advises innovative companies on strategic issues related to complex international regulatory challenges is also a Wall Street Journal-bestselling author designated a Chief Influencer by the Communications Board for thought leadership appearing in Forbes, Fast Company, The Atlantic, and NPR. As Northern California co-managing partner of global law firm DLA Piper, he advises multinational companies on key strategic and legal issues related to growing their business internationally, having counseled on more than US$40 billion in cross-border transactions.

Dean also serves in leadership capacities to various civic organizations, including CEO business groups, NGOs, and think tanks, and has advised and convened government leaders and politicians around the world – from the NATO Secretary General to the Mayor of Seoul to the Justice Minister of India – on a range of international public policy issues. He serves as a board member of the National Democratic Institute and the Halifax International Security Forum.

Recognized for his leadership in public diplomacy, Dean has been designated a Fulbright Scholar to Korea, an Honorary Senator of the German Economy, an Eisenhower Fellow to China, a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Marshall Memorial Fellow to the EU, a US-Spain Council Young Leader, an International Fellow of Center for Strategic International Studies, a Truman National Security Fellow, and a Carnegie New Leader. Dean is an elected life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.