Biography
Sung-Yoon Lee is an Associate Fellow with the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House. He is a Principal Fellow at Sejong Institute, a leading private think tank in Seoul. Previously, he taught for 23 years at his alma mater, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, upon receiving his PhD in 1998.
His 2023 book, The Sister, has received praise from numerous outlets, including International Affairs, The Economist, Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, Daily Mail, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Booklist, Shelf Awareness, Australian, El Pais, etc.
Past experience
| Aug 2025 - | Principal Fellow, Sejong Institue, Seoul |
| Sept 2023-May 2024 | Wilson International Competition Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
| July 2012-June 2023 | Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University |
| Sept 1998-Dec 2011 | Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Politics & Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Tufts University |
| Jan-May 2000 | Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian Studies, Bowdoin College |
