Participant Biographies

Evans J.R. Revere

Evans J.R. Revere

Senior Advisor, Albright Stonebridge Group
Plenary Session IV - "CVID or “Peaceful” co-existence?"

Mr. Evans Revere is senior advisor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, advising clients on market entry and growth strategies throughout the Asia region. He is also non-resident senior fellow at Brookings, where he focuses on the Korean Peninsula. During a distinguished career as one of the U.S. Department of State’s top Asia hands, Mr. Revere served as acting assistant secretary and principal deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. His diplomatic career included service at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul and also in China, Taiwan, and Japan. A prominent expert on North Korea, his commentary on Korea and on Asian affairs is highly sought after by leading media outlets in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Mr. Revere is a graduate of Princeton University, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is fluent in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.