Erik Quam

Erik Quam has a diverse work experience in the field of international security and nonproliferation. Their most recent position was as the Director of the China Strategic Focus Group at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. Prior to that, they served as the Deputy Director of the same group. Erik has also worked at the U.S. Department of State, where they held various roles, including Member Secretary's Policy Planning Staff, Senior Advisor/Policy Coordinator for China International Security and Nonproliferation, and East Asia Team Chief for International Security and Nonproliferation. Erik started their career as an Analyst at the United States Department of Defense and later worked as a Research Assistant at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies and the National Defense University Institute for National Security Studies. Additionally, Erik has experience as a Camp Counselor at Concordia Language Villages.

Erik Quam pursued their education in various institutions. Erik firstly attended the University of Minnesota from 1998 to 2003, where they completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese, History, and International Relations. Following this, from 2003 to 2004, they enrolled in the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University. Later on, Quam attended the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey from 2005 to 2007, though the specific degree and field of study remain undisclosed. Lastly, there is mention of Quam's involvement with the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), but the duration and details of this experience are unknown.