Yong Kwon is a senior policy advisor at the Sierra Club working on industrial policy with a focus on the steel sector. He came to the Sierra Club from the Korea Economic Institute, where he researched and commented on US trade policy, including the tariffs on steel and aluminum. Prior to these roles, he worked as a consultant briefing multinational corporations on public policies in the United States and abroad that impact their business operations. Yong received his master of science from the London School of Economics and a bachelor of arts from George Washington University.