Philip W. Yun is a scholar, lawyer, nonprofit and private sector executive, and former United States government official.
[1] Yun specializes in international security policy and foreign affairs, particularly East Asia and North Korea.
He has made appearances on a number of television programs and networks, including CNN and Fox News, as an expert on North Korean and Asian affairs.
In 1977, Yun attended Brown University, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with an A.B.
[6] In 1987, Yun began practicing law, working as a foreign legal consultant at the firm of Shin & Kim in Seoul, Korea.
From 1999 to 2001, Yun was a member of a government working group that managed US policy and negotiations with North Korea under President Clinton.
From 2011 to 2019, he served as the executive director and chief operating officer of Ploughshares Fund, the largest US philanthropic organization focused exclusively on nuclear weapons.