Mr. Stangarone is the Senior Director of Congressional Affairs and Trade at the Korea Economic Institute (2005-present) and was a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea, sponsored by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Previously, he worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli (2000-2003) on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. Mr. Stangarone received his MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis.