KIPO

Education

• 2016PhD in Law, Seoul National University
• 2007LL.M., Georgetown University, USA
• 1996M.A. in Public Administration, Seoul National University
• 1993B.A. in Public Law, Seoul National University

Professional career

• PresentCommissioner, Korean Intellectual Property Office
• Jan. 2024Spokesperson and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
• Mar. 2023Deputy Minister for Trade and Investment, MOTIE
• 2022 ~ 2023Spokesperson, MOTIE
• 2021 ~ 2022Director General for Trade Policy, MOTIE
• 2020 ~ 2021Director General for Materials, Parts and Equipment Industry Policy, MOTIE
• 2019 ~ 2020Policy Advisor to the Minister, MOTIE
• 2018 ~ 2019Chief of Staff of the Ministry, MOTIE
• 2017 ~ 2018Director for Industrial Policy Division, MOTIE
• 2016 ~ 2017Head, MOTIE’s Organizing Committee for 7th ASEM Economic Ministers' Meeting
• 2014 ~ 2016Director for FTA Policy Planning Division, MOTIE
• 199639th National Public Administration Examination

License

• 2008Attorney in New York State