Mr. Evan M. Wright will talk about Science and Technology policy in East Asia and showcase how his EAS specialization and knowledge of Japanese helped him in his career. Mr. Wright is a Science Policy Fellow with the Science and Technology Policy Institute and the Institute for Defense Analyses. He is also a non-resident Fellow with the Reischauer Center, where he researches Japan-US foreign policy issues.  Before joining the Institute for Defense Analysis in 2023, Mr. Wright interned at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He graduated in 2022 from the University of Indiana at Bloomington with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and a Minor in Intelligence Studies, and is fluent in Japanese.

This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program.