Ms. Yi has contributed to published material on the potential implications of resource scarcity and climate change on conflict, migration and trade in 2025 and Green Growth 2.0 published by KDI. Previously she consulted for the IFC Advisory Services (WBG) from 2010 on resource efficiency and clean energy. Prior to moving to Washington DC, she has lived in Norway and Russia working in the fields of international science & technology diplomacy, climate, energy and environment. Ms. Yi has worked with various organizations; Norwegian engineering firm, an international secretariat working with the US EPA and State Department, and Pfizer Inc. She holds a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) with a dual concentration: International Energy Management &Policy, and Environmental Policy Studies energy resources management. She received her B.S. in Biology, minor in environmental science, from State University of New York at Stony Brook.