Profile
Experience
Member of Management Committee, National Climate Fund (2024-Present)
Member of Committee on Environmental Policy, Ministry of Environment (2024-Present)
Expert Member, Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth (2021-Present)
Columnist, Korea Times (2021-Present)
Member of Advisory Committee on Trade Policy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (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
- A to Z for International Mitigation of GHGs (Co-author, IMPACTON, 2024)
- 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] Global Maritime Regulations and Future of the Korean Shipbuilding Industry
2025.05.18 -
Newsletters
Projected Climate Policies under President Trump’s Second Term and Their Implications
2025.04.21 -
Newsletters
Korea Environmental Legal Update (Spring 2025)
2025.04.21 -
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[The Korea Times] Roles of Public and Governments in Responding to Climate Crisis
2025.04.15 -
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[The Korea Times] Trump’s Climate Policy Outlook and Clean Technology
2025.03.09 -
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[The Korea Times] International Carbon Market to Take Off
2025.01.12