Male, Ph.D. from Ohio State University

Professor Emeritus at the College of Business and Economics, Chung-Ang University.

Chairman of Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership (2014-2018),

Chairman of the Board of Korea Electric Power Corporation.

Presidentially appointed Foreign Investment Ombudsman (2006-2014).

Chairman of the Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee (2010-2012).

President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (2002-2005);

Chair of the APEC Economic Committee (2002-2005);

Chair of Board of Choheung Bank; Consultant to the World Bank;

UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor to the Economic Planning Unit of Malaysia;

President of Korea International Economics Association,

President of Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies,

President of the Korea Econometric Society.

Awards:

Economist of the Year Award from the Maeil Business Daily Newspaper in Korea,

Okita Policy Research Award by the National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan,

Free Economy Publication Award by the Federation of Korean Industries.