Florence Lowe-Lee

Florence Lowe-Lee is the Founder and President of the Global America Business Institute (GABI), a Washington, D.C.–based energy public-diplomacy and consulting organization dedicated to advancing international cooperation on clean energy, innovation, and sustainable development. With a particular focus on nuclear energy and collaboration between the United States and allied nations, GABI serves as a trusted platform for high-level policy dialogue and technical exchange among government officials, industry leaders, academic experts, and diplomatic stakeholders.

Prior to founding GABI in 2011, Ms. Lowe-Lee spent nearly two decades at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) in Washington, D.C., where she served as Treasurer and Director of Finance and Publications. At KEI, she played a key role in managing the organization’s operations and finance while actively involved in economic policy research initiatives on Korea’s macroeconomic development and security issues affecting the Korean Peninsula.

Earlier in her career, she served as Director of Operations for the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means Committee, supporting budget development and legislative coordination. She also advised the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment, facilitating trade promotion and economic engagement with Asian partners. Ms. Lowe-Lee began her professional career in the sciences, working as a research assistant in neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinology laboratories at The Rockefeller University in New York City.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Mount Holyoke College and a Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. In addition to her policy work, she is active in international academic collaboration and serves as a special professor at Busan University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.