Mr. Troy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). He focuses on issues pertaining to U.S.-Korea relations, South Korea’s foreign and economic policy, and North Korea. In addition to his work at KEI, Mr. Stangarone is a columnist for the Korea Times and a contributing author for The Diplomat. He is also a member of the North Korea Economic Forum’s Steering Committee and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. He was also a POSCO Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center (2018-2019) and a Asan Institute-Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow (2012-2013). Prior to joining KEI, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He holds a Master of Science in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis.