Mr. Hamisevicz is the Director of Research and Academic Affairs at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) where he is responsible for issues related to North Korea and for academic outreach. Prior to KEI, Mr. Hamisevicz was the Research Associate in the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation. He wrote and provided research analysis on political and security affairs in Asia, and was a co-author of “Key Asian Indicators: A Book of Charts” published by Heritage. Mr. Hamisevicz traveled twice to Taiwan as the lead liaison for The Heritage Foundation’s democracy building in Asia conferences. He earned an M.A. in international communications from American University and an M.A. in international studies from Korea University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in communication studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College.