Profile

Areas of Expertise

Energy Projects, Platform Projects, Integrated Resort Projects, SOC Projects, Real Estate Development Projects, Converged and Integrated Projects, Consulting in Business Strategy, Corporate Finance, Real Estate Finance Strategies, Mergers and Acquisitions(M&A), Corporate Listings, Policy Formulation and Legislative Support for Large Corporations, Direct Purchase and Sale of Large Real Estate Properties, Marketing Promotion Strategies for Companies and Real Estate, Administrative Adjudication, Land Compensation, Public Auction Consulting, Detective Services(Fact-finding), Local Taxation Strategies, Investigation and Advocacy for Unfair Trade Practices, Investigation and Advocacy for Unfair International Trade including Dumping and Subsidy, Resolution of Corporate and Industrial Complaints including Energy, Certification, Fair Trade, Administrative Regulations, Electronic Trade, Electronic commerce, Refugee, Nationality, Immigration and Visa Issues.

Education

Daejeon High School (1978)

Public Administration, Sungkyunkwan University (B.A., 1982)

Public Administration, Seoul National University (M.A., 1984)

School of Law, University of Washington (LL.M., 1998)

Economics, Kyung Hee University (Ph.D., 2008)

Experience

- Passed the 26th Public Administrative High-ranking Examination (1982)

- Administrative Officer in various Bureaus including Small and Medium Enterprises, International Trade, and Trade Investigations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (1983~1993)

- Administrative Officer at the Office of the President for Civil, Intelligence and Investigation Affairs, handling economic and financial affairs (1993~1995)

- Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy: National scholarship student for legal studies in the USA, and Cooperation Attache in the USA (1995~2000)

- Various positions including Policy and Evaluation Director, Electricity Market Director, Regional Industry Promotion Director, USA Cooperation Director, USA & Europe Cooperation Director (2000~2004)

- Chief of overall Investigations on the Trade Affairs Division, International Trade Strategy Division (Deputy Director General) (2005~2007)

- Administrator of Seoul Regional Small and Medium Business Administration (High-ranking Government official) (2007~2008)

- Administrator of Gyeonggi Regional Small and Medium Business Administration (High-ranking Government official) (2008~2010)

- Visiting Professor at Seoul National University Graduate School and Adjunct Professor at Konkuk University Graduate School (2010~2017)

- Economic Special Advisor to the Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2013~2014)

- Currently serving as the Head of Projects Group at the law firm New Han-yang, (overseeing projects, structured finance, and international finance)

- Currently serving as a Competency Evaluation Committee Member for High-ranking Government Officials and an Interview Committee Member for Administrative, Foreign Affairs, and Technical Government officials.

- Currently serving as the Chairman of the Korean Institute for Electronic Trade and Commerce Promotion.

- Currently serving as the Chairman of the Korea Comprehensive Consulting Group.

- Currently serving as the Chairman of the Korea Energy Great Transition Policy Forum.