Daniel Jasper served as the Asia Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee, where he has advocated for diplomacy, humanitarian cooperation, and peacebuilding with North Korea and China. He has assisted and taken part in humanitarian delegations to North Korea and in Track II dialogues with Chinese foreign policy experts.

He is a member of the National Committee on North Korea, an Advisory Board Member for the Coalition of Families of Korean and Cold War POW/MIAs, an International Advisor to the National Association of Korean Americans, as well as the founder and primary author of StreetCivics.com. He has appeared in several media outlets such as Associated Press, NBC, Reuters, the New York Times, the Washington Times, the Nation, and Voice of America.

Previously, he worked at World Learning where he administered the State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Dan served in the Peace Corps assisting national ministries with local education programs in Turkmenistan from 2008 - 2010 and in St Lucia from 2013 - 2014. He has also worked for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Minnesota House of Representatives, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. He holds a Master’s in public policy from Duke University and a Bachelor’s in global studies, cultural studies, and linguistics from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.