Conrad Chipman is a U.S. National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Scholar and Fellow to South Korea. He graduated from Colgate University with a B.A. in Asian Studies, receiving the Award for Excellence in Asian Studies. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Conrad’s primary academic and professional interests include U.S.-ROK alliance strategy, Korean Peninsula security, and U.S.-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation.
During his Boren Fellowship in Seoul, alongside intensive Korean language study, Conrad served as a research intern at the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB) and as a journal intern for North Korean Review, an academic journal managed by Yonsei University’s Institute for North Korean Studies. In fulfillment of his Boren service commitment, Conrad will serve for two years in the U.S. federal government following his graduation from Georgetown, with a focus on Northeast Asian security policy.
Outside of his academic and professional work, Conrad mentors undergraduate researchers at Yonsei University through the Yonsei University Undergraduate Research Association (YURA) and is a committed member of the Georgetown SFS Korean Policy Club and Japan Dialogue Forum. He has advanced Korean language proficiency.
Concentration: Politics and Security
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Academic Background: B.A. in Asian Studies, Colgate University