Participant Biographies

Troy Stangarone

Troy Stangarone

Senior Director and Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America
Session 3 - "Economic Security and the Role of the Private Sector"

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.