Jessica J. Lee is a Senior Research Fellow in the East Asia Program at the Quincy Institute. Her research focuses on U.S. foreign policy toward the Asia-Pacific region, with an emphasis on alliances and North Korea. Previously, Jessica led the Council of Korean Americans, a national nonprofit organization that supports Korean American leadership development. Before CKA, Jessica was a Resident Fellow at the Pacific Forum in Honolulu and a senior manager at The Asia Group, LLC. She began her career in Washington 13 years ago as a staff member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and as a senior legislative assistant for a member of Congress on the Ways and Means Committee. Jessica is a senior associate fellow at the Asia Pacific Leadership Network, a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the National Committee on North Korea. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Wellesley College and an A.M. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University.