Participant Biographies

Jun Bong-Geun

Jun Bong-Geun

Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS)
Prospects for 2012 Nuclear Security Summit (Moderator)

Dr. Bong-Geun Jun is a Professor and the Director of Center for Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS). Before joining the IFANS, Professor Jun held a few government and NGO position. Dr. Jun was a visiting scholar at Asia Foundation Center for U.S-Korea Policy in Washington, D.C. in 2010. Dr. Jun’s research area covers the North Korean nuclear issue, inter-Korean relations, nonproliferation and nuclear energy policies. Dr. Jun received a BA and MA in political science from Seoul National University in 1982 and 1984 respectively and the Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Oregon in 1992.