Thomas Balling is an accomplished professional with a background in East Asian studies and strategy consulting. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Cambridge University, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies, specializing in Japanese and Chinese. Prior to that, he had completed his Austrian Matura at the prestigious BRG Schloss Traunsee located in Gmunden, Austria. Thomas is now a Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation at Expedia Group, where he leads teams, maps out strategy and oversees transformational change projects. Previously, he had worked as a Manager, Accenture Strategy at Accenture, where he specialized in consulting businesses across different industries. With an eye for detail and astute analytical skills, Thomas has developed expertise in strategy deployment, digital transformation, risk assessment and management, and stakeholder engagement, among other things.