Troy Stangarone
Director of Congressional Affairs & Trade

Phone: 202-464-1812
E-mail: ts@keia.org

Troy Stangarone joined the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) as the Director of Congressional Affairs and Trade in December 2005.  Mr. Stangarone is responsible for maintaining active relations with Capitol Hill and the broader Washington, DC trade community.  He serves as KEI’s specialist on the U.S.-Korea FTA, while overseeing development and implementation of FTA and other trade related initiatives by KEI.

Each month, Mr. Stangarone writes the FTA Update and Policy Perspective columns for KEI’s Korea Insight. In addition to his column on the FTA in Korea Insight, he has written on the FTA for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, CSIS Pac Forum’s Issues and Insights, The Korea Herald and Korea Policy Review, and his comments on the FTA have appeared in Politico, Reuters, CQ Today, the Donga Ilbo, JoongAng Daily, Yonhap News Service and the Seoul Shinmun.  He has also appeared on KBS News and the International Business Report to discuss the FTA, along with Voice of America’s Issues and Opinions to discuss policy matters related to Korea and Northeast Asia.

Prior to joining KEI, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade.  He also served as an aide to Governor James McGreevey of New Jersey. He holds an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Memphis.