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Jong Nam OH Senior Advisor

T.+82-2-3703-1259 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Jong Nam OH Senior Advisor
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Jong Nam OH Senior Advisor

Jong Nam OHSenior Advisor

T.+82-2-3703-1259 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.jongnam.oh@kimchang.com

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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, the SNU Holdings of Seoul National University, and the Dean of the Gaedong Elder Academy. He also serves as a senior advisor for AXA Korea.

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., Standard Chartered Bank Korea, ezCaretech, and the Korea Human Development Institute (“HDI”).

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

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, MOOAS (2024.11.-Present)

Senior Advisor, Asia Pacific Advisory Council, BNY Mellon (2022.5.-2024.5.)

Chair, Human Development Institute (2022.3.-2025.3.)

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, ezCaretech (2021.11.-2024.11.)

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

Outside Director/Chair of the Board, 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.-2017.11.)

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.-2023.1.)

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.)

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Awards

  • Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes, Korea (2001) 
  • Commendation from the President, Korea (1977, 1989)

Publications/Activities
    • Ageing with Dignity & Independence (2025)
    • Are You Happy? (2018)
    • Prepare for Retirement and the Next 30 Years Thereafter (2009)
    • Koreans, Your Future (2005)
    • The Role of Planning and Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policy (1998)

Education

    Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1982; Ph.D., Economics, 1998) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 1975) 

    Passed the 17th Higher Civil Service Examination (1975)

Languages

Korean, English and Japanese

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Jong Nam OH
Senior Advisor


T. +82-2-3703-1259      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




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, the SNU Holdings of Seoul National University, and the Dean of the Gaedong Elder Academy. He also serves as a senior advisor for AXA Korea.

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., Standard Chartered Bank Korea, ezCaretech, and the Korea Human Development Institute (“HDI”).

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.






    Outside Director/Chair of the Board, MOOAS (2024.11.-Present)

    Senior Advisor, Asia Pacific Advisory Council, BNY Mellon (2022.5.-2024.5.)

    Chair, Human Development Institute (2022.3.-2025.3.)

    Outside Director/Chair of the Board, ezCaretech (2021.11.-2024.11.)

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

    Outside Director/Chair of the Board, 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.-2017.11.)

    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.-2023.1.)

    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.)






Awards

  •   Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes, Korea (2001) 
  •   Commendation from the President, Korea (1977, 1989)

Publications/Activities

  •   Ageing with Dignity & Independence (2025)
  •   Are You Happy? (2018)
  •   Prepare for Retirement and the Next 30 Years Thereafter (2009)
  •   Koreans, Your Future (2005)
  •   The Role of Planning and Countercyclical Macroeconomic Policy (1998)





Education

    Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1982; Ph.D., Economics, 1998) 

    Seoul National University (LL.B., 1975) 

    Passed the 17th Higher Civil Service Examination (1975)


Languages
  •    Korean, English and Japanese





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