Emma Whitmyer is a Program Officer for the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) in New York. She works with ASPI's Vice President of International Security and Diplomacy Daniel Russel and Assistant Director Blake Berger on issues relating to East and Southeast Asia.  Prior to joining ASPI, she was a Junior Scholars Fellow with the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Whitmyer has a Master's of Global Affairs & Policy from Yonsei University in South Korea, as well as a Bachelor's from Eastern Michigan University in International Affairs and Business German.