Participant Biographies

John Park

John Park

Senior Research Associate, Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, U.S. Institute of Peace
Disarmament

Dr. Park focuses on Northeast Asian security, economic and energy issues, and U.S. foreign policy toward the region. He is the director of the Institute’s Korea Working Group, a consultative body comprising senior experts from the government and think tank communities. Dr. Park came to the Institute from Goldman Sachs’ public finance group in New York. Prior to that, he was the project leader of the North Korea Analysis Group, a Managing the Atom working group at the Harvard Kennedy School. Dr. Park received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University. He completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral training at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.