Kenneth R. Weinstein

Kenneth R. Weinstein (born November 4, 1961) is Japan Chair at Hudson Institute, a conservative Washington-based think tank. Weinstein is also CEO, as well as co-founder with the late Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, of the Indo-Pacific Forum, an international, not-for-profit organization dedicated to furthering Abe's vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific to collaborate on strategy, construct partnerships, and shape inclusive, sustainable policies and concrete initiatives for the security resilience, and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region.

Weinstein led Hudson Institute as CEO from 2005 to 2021 and was both President and CEO during the last ten years as CEO. From 2019-2023, he was also the Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow. Weinstein is an expert on U.S. foreign policy and international affairs and regularly briefs world leaders on current developments. He has commented extensively on national and international affairs on television and in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, theYomiuri Shimbun, and Le Monde.

In September 2025, he was named the ombudsman for CBS News.

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