Sieun Cho

Sieun Cho is an M.A. candidate in International Policy at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and an Asia Pacific Fellow. Her research interests center on AI governance and the intersection of business and policy, particularly how technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship can scale development impact.

Sieun is a recent graduate of Yonsei University, where she graduated as valedictorian with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She is a recipient of multiple awards, including the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, awarded to the top 1% of graduates. She was also named a Global Blue Butterfly Scholar to study at King’s College London. Before joining MIP, she held fully funded research fellowships at Stanford University and the National University of Singapore, where her research focused on emerging development challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. At Stanford, she aims to deepen her expertise in responsible AI governance and study how development can extend beyond economic growth to advance inclusion, sustainability, and resilience.

Having lived in Seoul, Shanghai, and London, Sieun is fluent in Korean, English, and Chinese. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, swimming, and musicals.