Jong Nam OH - Kim & Chang

Bio

Jong Nam Oh, since his retirement from the public service in 2006, has been serving as a senior advisor at Kim & Chang, consulting for global, regional and national business leaders while teaching at Seoul National University.

Dr. Oh is the Chair of the Board of the ezCaretech. He is also the Chair of the Korea Human Development Institute (HDI), which was founded to develop human capacity for business leaders in 1975. He also serves as APAC Senior Advisor of BNY Mellon.

He served the Korean government for more than 30 years (1975-2006), working mostly at the Economic Planning Board (today’s Ministry of Economy and Finance).

He was also the Executive Director of IMF, where he represented 14 Asia-Pacific member countries, and UNICEF Korea, a Board member at GM Korea, the Chair of the Samsung Securities Inc., and Standard Chartered Bank Korea.

He earned his bachelor of law degree from Seoul National University in Korea, and his M.B.A. & Ph.D. in Economics from Southern Methodist University in Texas, US.

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Experience

Senior Advisor, Asia Pacific Advisory Council, BNY Mellon (2022.5.-Present)

Chair, Human Development Institute (2022.3.-Present)

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, ezCaretech (2021.11.-Present)

Board Member, Orange Planet Foundation (2021.9.-Present)

Outside Director, SNU Holdings, Inc. (2021.8.-Present)

President, Junior Achievement (JA) Korea (2019.4.-2022.4.)

Auditor, Hana Academy Seoul (2016.11.-2020.10.)

Co-Chair with Prime MInister, Saemanguem Development Committee (2015.11.-2017.12.)

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, Standard Chartered Bank Korea (2015.9.-2021.9.)

Distinguished Professor, Korea National Open University (2013.6.-2016.5.)

President, Supporters Association, Korea National Open University (2012.12.-2014.12.)

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, Samsung Securities Inc. (2009.6.-2014.3.)

Board Member/Executive Director, UNICEF Korea (2009.4.-2015.3.)

Outside Director, GM Korea (2008.3.-2015.8.)

Kim & Chang (2008.1.-Present)

Professor (Emeritus), Science & Policy Advanced Research Course, Seoul National University (2007.12.-Present)

Chair of the Board, Scranton Women’s Leadership Center (2007.1.-Present)

Executive Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (2004.11.-2006.10.)

Commissioner, Statistics Korea (2002.2.-2004.9.)

Secretary to the President for Finance and Economy, Office of the President, Korea (2001.3.-2002.2.)

Alternate Executive Director, IMF (1999.9.-2001.2.)

Secretary to the President for Trade, Industry, Science & Technology Office of the President, Korea (1998.2.-1999.9.)

Director, Ministry of Finance and Economy (International Economic Policy Division, Multilateral Trade Division, Budget Management Division, Legal Counsel and Executive Secretary to the Economic Ministers’ Council, etc.) (1986-1998)