Brian Lee is the Head of Programme, Arms Trafficking in Eastern and Western Europe, leading the GI-TOC’s European Arms Monitor work. Before joining the GI-TOC, Brian worked in Eastern Europe on private sector development and governance issues. His professional experience also includes time working in the U.S. Congress, political consultancy, and the private sector in Europe and the Americas. He also has experience with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Europe, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, where he managed programmes focused on rule of law and criminal justice reform, as well as transnational security issues and international legal cooperation.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Economics, German, and International Relations from the University of Arkansas, and received a Masters in Advanced International Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna and University of Vienna, where he studied as a Fulbright Scholar.