Profile
Experience
Member of Civilian Advisory Committee on Commercial Negotiations, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2021-Present)
Columnist, Korea Times (2021-Present)
Member, Carbon Neutrality Committee under the Presidential Office (2021-Present)
Kim & Chang (2018-Present)
Board Member, International Emission Trading Association (IETA) (2017-2018)
External Technical Expert on Accreditation, Green Climate Fund (GCF) (2015-2017)
Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University and Korea University (2015-2020)
Future External Advisory Group on Sustainability, World Bank (2012-2015)
Regional Head of Asia Pacific in Climate Change and Sustainability (CC&S), KPMG (2011-2017)
Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, Samjong KPMG (2008-2017)
Team Leader, New Business Development Division and Investment & Energy Business Division, POSCO (2000-2008)
Special Researcher on Environmental Infrastructure and Planning, Saman Research & Development Center (1994-2000)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Industrial Service Medal for his contribution in developing new energy business models such as microgrid & smartgrid (2015)
- Commendation from the Prime Minister for his contribution in hosting the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund in Songdo (2012)
Publications/Activities
- Cool Business to Save the Earth (Publiter, 2018)
- Climate Finance (Co-author, CIR, 2018)
- Climate Change and Business Strategy (Co-author, CIR, 2015)
- Carbon Management (Co-author, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., 2013)
- Stakeholder Segmentation and Performance Analysis for Corporate to Comply with Climate Change (aSSIST, 2010)
Education
Seoul School of Integrated Sciences & Technologies (aSSIST) (Ph.D., Business Administration, 2010)
Duke University (M.A., Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994)
University of Louisville (B.A., Geoscience and (minor in) Mathematics, 1992)
Korea University (Earth and Environmental Sciences, 1987-1988)
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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News
[The Korea Times] Greenwashing: Implications of Recent Amendment to KFTC Guidelines
2023.09.11 -
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[The Korea Times] Carbon Border Adjustment is Just Around the Corner ... Now What?
2023.08.14 -
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[The Korea Times] Evolution of Korea’s Emissions Trading System
2023.07.10 -
Newsletters
Legislative Status Regarding Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
2023.07.05 -
Newsletters
Korea Environmental Legal Update (Summer 2023)
2023.07.05 -
News
[The Korea Times] Climate Change in Trade
2023.06.12
