David Hong is the Washington Director at The Breakthrough Institute, where he leads the organization’s government affairs team and directs the organization's policy and advocacy engagement with the U.S. government across climate, energy, and agriculture. He brings over 12 years of advocacy and government relations experience on range of domestic and international policy issues. Most recently, he served as Partner at Kyle House Group, a multi-client government relations firm specializing in international trade and development

In previous roles, David has led government affairs as Senior Vice President at Farm Journal Foundation, served as a foreign affairs fellow for the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, led global policy for One Acre Fund, and managed agriculture policy issues at The One Campaign, where he lived in Washington, DC and Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and economics from the University of Delaware. He resides in Maryland, and is a proud father of an ebullient 7-year old daughter.