Lynn Lee is senior program officer for Asia at the National Endowment for Democracy, where she oversees the grant portfolio for democracy and human rights programs in North Korea and Vietnam, as well as Asia regional initiatives. Previously a senior project manager at InterMedia Survey Institute, Dr. Lee managed research projects for major media organizations broadcasting radio and TV programming to Asia, such as Radio Free Asia, Voice of America, and the BBC, and carried out a two-year evaluation of international non-governmental organizations funded by DRL (U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor) to work on the rule of law, civil society support, and free access to information in China. She earned her doctorate in development studies from Sussex University and master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.