Curtis Melvin

Education:

MA in Economics from George Mason University; BA in Economics from the University of Georgia

Background:

Curtis Melvin is a researcher at the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, a contributor to the website 38 North, and editor of the blog “North Korean Economy Watch.” Since 2006 Mr. Melvin has been one of the most prolific open source researchers who use publicly available satellite imagery, along with other innovative forms of data collection and data fusion, to identify and analyze changes in North Korea’s economy. Mr. Melvin’s work has been cited in most major media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and news outlets in Korea.  He has also built the largest non-classified satellite imagery mapping of North Korea’s political, economic, cultural, and security infrastructures.