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Board of Directors

President

Members of Board of Directors
Position Name Education and Work Experience
President Lee GeunLee Geun
  • - PhD in Political Science, University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • - M.A. in Political Science, University of Wisconsin at Madison
  • - B.A. in Political Science, Seoul National University
  • - Professor of International Relations, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
  • - Dean of Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University
  • - President, Korea Institute for Future Strategies
  • - Professor, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS)

Executive Vice-President

Members of Board of Directors
Position Name Education and Work Experience
Executive
Vice-President		 Kang Young-pilKang Young-pil
  • - M.A. in Public Administration, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
  • - Completed Doctoral Course in Public Administration, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea
  • - Policy Planning Bureau Chief, Jeju Munwha Broadcasting Corporation
  • - Executive Board Member, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
Executive
Vice-President		 Kim Seong-inKim Seong-in
  • - Graduated from the Department of Public Administration, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  • - Studied at Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
  • - M.A. in International Economics, Vanderbilt University, U.S.A.
  • - Director-General for Multilateral Trade, MOFAT
  • - Director-General for Multilateral Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
  • - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of the Fiji Islands

Non-Executive Directors

Auditor-General
Name Education and Work Experience
Hong Seok-in
  • - Director-General for Public Diplomacy and Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Park Sung-hee
  • - Professor, Department of Journalism, Ewha Womans University
Rhee Jang-han
  • - Chairman, Chong Kun Dang
Bahk Byong-won
  • - Chairman emeritus, Korea Employer’s Federation
Yun Sai-ree
  • - Managing Partner, Attorneys at Law YULCHON