Frank Aum

Frank Aum is a Senior Expert on Northeast Asia at the United States Institute of Peace, a position held since September 2017. Previously, Aum served as a Visiting Scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University and held multiple roles within the United States Department of Defense, including Senior Advisor for North Korea and Senior Country Director for Korea. Aum's earlier experience includes serving as Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense and Special Counsel to the Army General Counsel, along with a corporate position at Fried Frank. Aum began a legal career with a judicial externship at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and also worked as a speechwriter for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in South Korea. Academically, Aum holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Psychology from Dartmouth College, a Master in Public Policy in International Security from Harvard Kennedy School, and a Juris Doctor in International Law from the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law.