Mi Jin is a Master’s in International Policy candidate at Stanford, where she specializes in International Security. Prior to Stanford, she has been working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea for six years. In 2016, she dealt with the North Korea’s 5th nuclear test. Working at the South Korean Embassy to Hungary in 2019, she was responsible for handling the ferry accident in which thirty-three South Koreans involved. From 2020 to 2021, she was in charge of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation program as well as the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on the DPRK. She holds a B.A. in Chinese Culture and in Economics from Sogang University, Seoul, Korea. She speaks English, Korean, and Mandarin. At Stanford, she hopes to reinforce her ability and expertise to approach the complicated and ever-changing landscape of international politics. Her academic interests include North Korean issues, arms control and disarmament, cyber security, and emerging technologies. In her free time, she loves playing golf and hiking.

Ben Zuercher studied International Relations at Stanford University as an undergraduate and was inspired to come back as a coterm student to continue learning from the professors at Stanford. At Stanford, Ben worked with the Office of Student Engagement to help rethink alcohol policy to encourage a safer social environment for students. Additionally, he worked as a research assistant for Professor Francis Fukuyama researching the Belt and Road Initiative and collecting information for the California 100 Initiative. Outside of class, Ben also enjoyed leading the student section at men's basketball games and playing club baseball. He looks forward to continuing all these activities when he returns to campus, as well as introducing his cohort to all the opportunities Stanford has to offer. Ben plans to specialize in Governance and Development, continuing to explore effective models for sustainable development that interested him in undergrad. In his free time, Ben enjoys watching baseball and attending any Stanford sporting event on campus.

Luis comes to Stanford after several years in politics. Over the last decade, he has served as an advisor to two US presidential candidates and to the Vice-President of El Salvador and has helped develop policy plans around climate and immigration justice. In 2014, the President of El Salvador appointed Sanchez to serve as a policy advisor to the Embassy of El Salvador in Washington, DC. In the middle of the 2014 American Immigration Crisis, Sanchez led a task force that ended up reuniting more than 2,800 unaccompanied minors with their families. He left his post at the Embassy to join a newly created Impact Venture Capital firm in Palo Alto focused on environmental resilience and social justice. Sanchez left after backing more than 30 companies and raising $1.1B in equity. In 2017, Sanchez joined the Tom Steyer Presidential campaign as Special Assistant to the candidate, and then as Deputy Political Director. When Steyer dropped out of the race, Sanchez joined the Biden campaign as Deputy Coalitions Director. Luis is a professional of high integrity and a strong sense of social justice - always ensuring values and purpose are at the core of all decisions. A native of El Salvador, Sánchez Tejada earned his bachelor’s in political science with an emphasis in international relations from UC Berkeley. He speaks Spanish and English. In his spare time, he enjoys running, playing handball, exploring the US and watching FC Barcelona play.

Me Me Khant, from Yangon, Burma, is pursuing a Master’s in International Policy at Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy scholar. Me Me comes to Stanford with an interest in the intersection of conflict, democracy, and economic development. As an exiled poet and activist, Me Me works on promoting the fight for freedom and democracy in Burma and had led thousands from the Burmese diaspora in protests and political campaigns. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Students for Free Burma (SFB), a policy-driven advocacy group of Burmese students, scholars, and professionals in the United States. In this capacity, she routinely works with top members of the Myanmar civilian government, US Congressional offices, federal agencies, and various civil society leaders regarding US-Burma policy. At Stanford, she is also expanding her interest in cyber policy and security, exploring how issues of conflict and democracy manifest in trust and safety, privacy issues, and platform policies, especially in the Southeast Asian context. Before coming to Stanford, she graduated in the top 5% of her class from Centre College with a B.A. in International Studies and French. She had previously worked for Camino Seguro in Guatemala, the Delegation of the European Union in Myanmar, JFP Holdings in China, and the Asia Foundation. Outside of class, she loves experimenting with her poetry reading and writing, dancing (heels, modern and contemporary techniques), and traveling. Learning to fly is her new life goal, and she is currently completing her ground training at Stanford Ground School, preparing to sit for FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Exam.