Ivan Kanapathy — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Senior Director for Asia at the National Security Council (NSC)
Retired United States Marine Corps officer, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
Former Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia and Deputy Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the NSC
Served as a military attaché at the American Institute in Taiwan from 2014 to 2017
Holds an MA in East Asian security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School
Holds a BS in physics and economics from Carnegie Mellon University

Biography

Ivan J. Kanapathy is a retired United States Marine Corps officer currently serving as senior director for Asia at the National Security Council (NSC) in the second Trump administration. His prior roles at the NSC include director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia and deputy senior director for Asian affairs between March 2018 and July 2021.