Eric Penton-Voak OBE is a former British government official with 30 years' experience of foreign and security policy issues including Russia, China, and Iran, with overseas postings with the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Moscow, Vienna and New York. After leaving government service, in April 2021 Eric was appointed the coordinator of the UN's Panel of Experts for DPRK, a role he held for two years before leaving in April 2023.