Professor, Department of International Trade / School of Business, Sungkyunkwan University (1991 – 2026)
Director, Institute of International Trade, Sungkyunkwan University (2000 – 2025)
Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley School of Law, USA (2012 – 2013)
Visiting Professor, Waseda University, Japan (2005 – 2006)
Visiting Professor, University of Cologne, Germany (1997 – 1999)
Founding President, Korean Academy of Financial Consumers (2010 – 2012)
Founding Chair, International Academy of Financial Consumers (2014 – 2019)
President, Korean Insurance Academic Society (2020 – 2021)
President, Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association (2023 – 2024)
Founding Chair, Korean Academy of Cooperative Insurance (2025 – 2027)
Elected Chair, International Academy of Financial Consumers (2026 – 2028)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Consumer Affairs (2012 – 2018)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Korea Trade (2013 – 2018)
Editorial Board Member, Vietnam National University Journal of Economics and Business (2021 – 2023)
Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (1997 – Present)
Ph.D. in Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania
M.S. in Business Administration, New York University
B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
Global Sustainability Management; Financial Consumer Protection; Social Safety Nets; Risk Management and Insurance
Published over 40 articles in Korean and international journals
Authored 15 books on risk management and insurance
Fulbright Senior Fellow, U.S. Department of State (2012 – 2013)
China InsurTech Award (2021)
Best Paper awards from Korean and Chinese academic societies (2005, 2013, 2019, 2020)
Served on advisory groups to governmental ministries of Korea in economy, finance, labour, education, information & telecommunication, and agriculture