Our Team

Dasol Shim
Dasol Shim has worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea for seven years and has served in the ROK Embassy in China. She is currently an MPP student at Harvard Kennedy School. Upon graduation, she will continue her job as a career diplomat. She is interested in security issues in East Asia.
dasol_shim@hks.harvard.edu

Kate Lungmus
Kate Lungmus has worked for the U.S. Department of Defense for 12 years as an artillery officer leading cannon, rocket, and missile formations. She is an MC/MPA student at Harvard Kennedy School. Upon graduation, she will become a strategic advisor on the Army Staff at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
elungmus@hks.harvard.edu

Ruijia Liu
Ruijia Liu is a current MPP student at Harvard Kennedy School. She graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University with a bachelor’s degree in law in 2020. Before coming to HKS, she has worked at the Asia Foundation and a legal aid institution, focusing on gender equality, women empowerment and child protection.
ruijialiu@hks.harvard.edu

Yixian Xu
Yixian Xu is a master student from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Before coming to Harvard, Yixian completed her bachelor's degree from Wuhan University, China. She has worked as an English journalist, social science researcher, and NGO staff. Yixian is interested in behavioral science and public policy.
yixianxu@gse.harvard.edu