About KDI
-
16th2021.05.31 ~2022.07.14
-
15th2018.03.29 ~2021.05.30
-
14th2013.05.30 ~2017.12.26
-
13th2009.03.24 ~2013.03.21
-
12th2005.11.23 ~2009.03.23
-
11th2002.08.07 ~2005.08.06
-
10th2001.03.12 ~2002.06.10
-
9th1998.03.11 ~2001.03.10
-
8th1995.03.11 ~1998.03.10
-
7th1993.05.18 ~1995.03.10
-
6th1992.03.11 ~1993.05.17
-
5th1987.06.03 ~1992.03.10
-
4th1986.10.18 ~1987.05.29
-
3th1983.11.07 ~1986.10.17
-
2th1982.01.20 ~1983.10.15
-
1th1971.03.11 ~1982.01.19
Previous Presidents / Profile
Jang Pyo Hong
- In Office
- 2021.5 ~ 2022.7
- Education
- 1993Ph.D., Economics, Seoul National University, South Korea
- 1985M.A., Economics, Seoul National University, South Korea
- 1983B.A., Economics, Seoul National University, South Korea
- Professional
Experience- May. 2021 ~ Jul. 2022president, Korea Development Institute (KDI)/KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDIS)
- Mar. 1991 ~ May. 2021Professor, Department of Economics, Pukyong National University
- Jul. 2018 ~ Dec. 2020Chair, Special Presidential Committee on Income-led Growth
- Jul. 2017 ~ Jun. 2018First Senior Secretary on Economic Affairs, Office of the President
- Feb. 2014 ~ Feb. 2015President, Korea Development Economics Association
- Jan. 2014 ~ Dec. 2015Director, Korean Association of Regional Policy
- Jul. 2011 ~ Jul. 2013Member, Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership
- Jun. 2010 ~ Jun. 2013Associate Editor, Seoul Journal of Economics
- Aug. 2008 ~ Jul. 2009Visiting Scholar, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Jun. 2006 ~ Jun. 2008Member, Government Performance Evaluation Committee, Prime Minister's Office
- May. 2005 ~ May. 2007Operations Director, Korean Association for Social Economy
- Jun. 2003 ~ Jun. 2005Advisory & Planning Member, Presidential Commission on Policy Planning
- Jul. 1999 ~ Jul. 2000Visiting Scholar, University of California, Riverside
Previous Presidents / Profile
Jeong-Pyo Choi
- In Office
- 2018.03.29 ~ 2021.5.28
- Education
- 1983Ph.D., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A.
- 1981M.A., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A.
- 1978B.A., Economics, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Professional
Experience- Mar. 2018 ~ Mar. 2021 KDI School of Public Policy and Management
- Mar. 1998 ~ Mar. 2018 Professor, Department of Economics, Konkuk University
- May. 2003 ~ Apr. 2009 Non-standing Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission
- Sep. 2004 ~ Aug. 2006 Dean, College of Economics and Commerce, Konkuk University
- Feb. 2001 ~ Feb. 2002 Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Dec. 1998 ~ Feb. 1999Visiting Professor, Dept. of Economics, Hohenheim University, Germany (Sponsored by DAAD)
- Mar. 1986 ~ Feb. 1988 Managing Editor, Journal of Economic Integration
- Sep. 1983 ~ Feb. 1988 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Sejong University, Seoul, Korea
- Sep. 1983 ~ Jun. 1983 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Washington & Jefferson College, U.S.A.
Previous Presidents / Profile
Joon-Kyung Kim
- In Office
- 2013.03.22 ~ 2017.12.26
- Education
- 1980Seoul National University (B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics)
- 1988University of California, San Diego (M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics)
- 1988 ~ 1990
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Assistant Professor of Economics)
- Professional
Experience- Sep. 2008 ~KDI School of Public Policy and Management (present)
- Mar. 2013 ~ Dec. 2017President, Korea Development Institute
- 2012 ~ 2013Director, Korea Development Policy Study Association
- 2008 ~ 2013Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management
- 2008 Secretary to the President for Financial Policy
- 2006 ~ 2007Senior Vice President, KDI
- 1992 ~ 1993Short-term Consultant for the World Bank on the Project referred to as “Effectiveness of Credit Policies in East Asia.”
Previous Presidents / Profile
Oh Seok Hyun
- In Office
- 2009.03.24 ~ 2013.03.21
- Recent
Activity- Chairman, Policy Advisory Committee of Hannara Party
- Education
- 1974Seoul National University (B.A. in Business Administration)
- 1976Seoul National University (M.A. in Public Administration)
- 1984University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D. in Economics)
- Professional
Experience- Jun. 2012 ~ Member, Knowledge Advisory Commission, The World Bank(present)
- Mar. 2009 ~ Mar. 2013President, Korea Development Institute
- Sep. 2008 ~ Mar. 2009Professor, Business School, KAIST
- Mar. 2008 ~ Dec. 2008Chairman of the NPSO(Non-governmental Public Serving Organization) Evaluation Board
- Apr. 2007 ~ Member of the Committee for the NPSO (Non-governmental Public Serving Organization) Management
- Aug. 2005 ~ Member of the International Development Cooperation Committee
- Apr. 2002 ~ May. 2008President, Institute for International Trade, KITA
- Jun. 2000 ~ Feb. 2001Deputy Vice Minister of Ministry of Finance and Economy, and Dean of National Tax College
- Nov. 1999 ~ Jun. 2000Director-General, National Economic Advisory Council
- Jan. 1996 ~ Nov. 1999Director-General of Bureau of Treasury, Bureau of Economic Policy, Bureau of Budget in the Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Sep. 1989 ~ Aug. 1991Economist, Macroeconomic Adjustment and Growth Division, The World Bank, Washington D.C., U.S.A
Previous Presidents / Profile
Jung Taik HYUN
- In Office
- 2005.11.23 ~ 2009.03.23
- Education
- 1967 ~ 1971Seoul National University (B.A. in Economics)
- 1980 ~ 1982Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Master of Business Administration
- 1987 ~ 1993George Washington University, Ph.D. in Economics
- Professional
Experience- Mar. 2009 ~ presentProfessor, College of Economics and International Trade, INHA University
- Nov. 2005 ~ Aug. 2009President, Korea Development Institute
- Sep. 2003 ~ Dec. 2005Ambassador for International Economy and Trade, The Republic of Korea
- May. 2003 ~ Nov. 2005Professor, School of International Trade and Regional Studies, Inha University
Director, Jungseok Research Institute of International Logistics and Trade, Inha University - 2003 ~ 2005Editor, Journal of International Logistics and Trade
- 2002 ~ 2003Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs
- 2001 ~ 2002Vice-Minister, Ministry of Gender Equality
- 1998 ~ 2001Secretary to the President for Planning and Coordination
- 1997 ~ 1998Minister, Permanent Delegation of Korea to the OECD
- 1995 ~ 1996Director-General, International Economic Policy Bureau, Ministry of Finance and Economy
- 1991 ~ 1994Counselor, Korean Embassy in Beijing
- 1989 ~ 1991Director, Economic Planning Board
- 1987 ~ 1989Visiting Fellow, The World Bank
- 1983 ~ 1987Director, Economic Planning Board
- 1977 ~ 1983Assistant Director, Economic Planning Board
Previous Presidents / Profile
Choong soo Kim
- In Office
- 2002.08.06 ~ 2005.08.07
- Education
- 1966 ~ 1973Seoul National University (B.A. in Economics)
- 1974 ~ 1979University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Ph.D. in Economics)
- Professional
Experience- Aug. 2005 ~ presentProfessor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies (GSP), Kyung Hee University
- Aug. 2002 ~ Aug. 2005President, Korea Development Institute
- Apr. 1998 ~ Aug. 2002Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies (GSP), Kyung Hee University
- Apr. 1998 ~ Dec. 2000Dean, GSP, Kyung Hee University
- Aug. 1997 ~ Mar. 1998President, Korea Institute of Public Finance
- Mar. 1997 ~ Jul. 1997Assistant Minister and Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy
- Mar. 1995 ~ Jan. 1997Minister and Head of the OECD Office, Korean Embassy in Paris
- Apr. 1993 ~ Jan. 1995Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs, Office of the President
- 1991 ~ 1993Director, Center for Economic Education, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1989 ~ 1991Vice President, National Institute for Economic System and Information
- 1989 Senior Fellow, KDI
- 1988 Director, Research Planning and Coordination, KDI
- 1985 ~ 1988Research Fellow, KDI
- 1983 ~ 1984Associate Research Fellow, KDI
- 1979 ~ 1983Senior Research Associate, Center for Human Resource Research, Ohio State University, U.S.A.
Previous Presidents / Profile
Bong Kyun Kang
- In Office
- 2001.03.11 ~ 2002.06.10
- Recent
Activity- Professor, Department of Economics, Soongsil University
- Education
- 1989Ph.D. in Economics, Hanyang University
- 1972M.A. in Development Economics, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1969B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
- Professional
Experience- Apr. 1969 ~ Aug. 1975Assistant Director, Overall Planning Division, Economic Planning Bureau
- Nov. 1982 ~ Feb. 1985Director General, Budgeting Office, Economic Planning Bureau
- Feb. 1985 ~ Jan. 1989Director General, Economic Planning Bureau
- Apr. 1990 ~ May. 1993Assistant Minister, Economic Planning Bureau
- May. 1993 ~ Dec. 1993Assistant Minister for Int'l Policy Coordination, Economic Planning Bureau
- Dec. 1993 Head of UR Working Level Negotiations
- Dec. 1993 ~ Oct. 1994Vice Minister, Ministry of Labor
- Oct. 1994 ~ Dec. 1994Vice Minister, Economic Planning Board
- Dec. 1994 ~ Aug. 1996Chief Assistant to the Prime Minister for Government Policy Coordinatbr
** Concurrently Holding Office as
* Head of Taskforce for Globalization Planning
* Chairman, Working Committee for Informationization
* Chairman, Working Committee for Education Reform - 1996 Aug. ~ Feb. 1998Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication
- 1998 Feb. ~ May. 1998Senior Secretary to the President for Policy & Planning
- 1998 May. ~ May. 1999Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs
- 1999 May. ~ Jan. 2001Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy
- 2000 Sep. ~ Mar. 2001Visiting Professor, Hanyang University
- 2001 Mar. ~ Jun. 2002President, Korea Development Institute
Previous Presidents / Profile
Jin Soon Lee
- In Office
- 1998.03.11 ~ 2001.03.10
- Recent
Activity- Professor, Department of Economics, Soongsil University
- Education
- 1975B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
- 1986Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Professional
Experience- Mar. 1975~ Aug. 1982Researcher, Korea Development Bank
- Sep. 1986~ Feb. 1988Economist, Korea Energy Economics Institute
- Feb. 1995~ Feb. 1996Visiting Scholar, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Harvard Law School
- Mar. 1998~ Mar. 2000President, Korea Development Institute
- Mar. 1988 ~ presentProfessor, Department of Economics, Soongsil University
- 1998 ~ 2001Rector, School of Public Policy and Management, KDI
- 1998 ~ 2001President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
Previous Presidents / Profile
Dong Se Cha
- In Office
- 1995.03.11 ~ 1998.03.10
- Recent
Activity- Visiting Professor, Kyung Hee University Senior Advisor, LG Academy
- Education
- 1965B.A. in Economics, Seoul National University
- 1978 & 1974Ph.D. & M.A. in Economics, Vanderbilt University
- Professional
Experience- 1978 ~ 1987Vice President and Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
- 1989 ~ 1993President, Lucky-Goldstar Economic Research Institute
- 1993 ~ 1995President, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
- 1996 ~ 1998Rector, School of Public Policy and Management, KDI
- 1995 ~ 1998President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- Apr. 1998 ~ Feb. 1999Senior Advisor, LG Economic Research Institute
- Mar. 1999 ~ Feb. 2001President, LG Academy, LG Management Development Institute
- Mar. 2001 ~ presentVisiting Professor, Kyung Hee University Senior Advisor, LG Academy
Previous Presidents / Profile
In joung Whang
- In Office
- 1993.05.18 ~ 1995.03.10
- Recent
Activity- President, Kangwon Development Research Institute Chairman, Association of Provincial Government Sponsored Research Institutes
- Education
- 1985Bachelor of Political Sciences, Seoul National University.
- 1961Master of Public Administration; Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 1968PhD. in Economic-Social Development; GSPIA, University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
- Professional
Experience- 1961 ~ 1968Economic Planning Officer, Economic Planning Board, the Republic of Korea
- 1968 ~ 1976Professor of Development Economics, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University
- 1973 ~ 1978Senior Expert, United Nations Asian and Pacific Development Administration Center (APDAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1985 ~ 1987Chairman, Board of Management, United Nations Asian and Pacific Development Center (APDC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1987 ~ 1989President, Association of Development Research and Training Institutes for Asia and the Pacific (ADIPA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 1993 ~ 1995Member, Presidential Commission on Administrative Reform, the Republic of Korea Government
- 1986 ~ 1988Vice President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1988 ~ 1991Executive Vice Chairman, International Private Economic Council of Korea (IPECK), (implementing agency of government's northern policy)
- 1992 ~ 1993President, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics Trade (KIET)
- Nov. 1994 Member, Eminent Persons Group, United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
- 1993 ~ 1995President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1995 ~ 1997Visiting Professor of Political Economy, Korea Advanced Institute of Science Technology (KAIST)
- 1998 ~ presentPresident, Kangwon Development Research Institute
- 2000 ~ presentDirector, Board of Directors, Sangji University Foundation, Korea
- 2001 ~ presentChairman, Association of Provincial Government Sponsored Research Institutes
Previous Presidents / Profile
Hee Yhon Song
- In Office
- 1992.03.11 ~ 1993.05.17
- Recent
Activity- Dean, College of Northeast Asian Studies, University of Inchon Chairman, Asia Development Institute (ADI)
- Education
- Ph.D. ＆ M.S. in Economics, Syracuse University B.S., Seoul National University
- Professional
Experience- 1965 ~ 1969Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University
- 1969 ~ 1971Research Economist, Crown Zellerbach Corp., Portland, Oregon
- 1971 ~ 1977Senior Fellow, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1975 ~ 1977Chief, Macro Planning Division, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1977 ~ 1979Director of Research, Korea International Economic Institute (KIEI)
- 1979 ~ 1981Director of Research, President's Council of Economic and Scientific Advisers
- 1982 ~ 1983Vice President, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET)
- 1983 ~ 1986Director, Business Consultation Service Division (KIET)
- 1987 ~ 1991President, Korea Maritime Institute (KMI)
- 1991 ~ 1992President, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (KIET)
- 1992 ~ 1993President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1994 ~ 1997President, Asia Development Institute (ADI) Visiting Professor, Economics, ChungNam National University
- 1997 ~ presentDean, College of Northeast Asian Studies, University of Inchon Chairman, Asia Development Institute (ADI)
- Advistory Activities
- 1975 ~ 1976Member, Overall Planning Unit, Fourth Five-Year Plan Committee
- 1975 ~ 1976Member, Pricing and Marketing Planning Unit, Fourth Five-Year Plan Committee
- 1979 ~ presentMember, Trade Promotion Committee, Korea Foreign Trade Association
- 1980 ~ 1981Member, Overall Planning Unit, Fifth Five-Year Plan Committee
- 1977 ~ 1979Director of Research, Korea International Economic Institute (KIEI)
- 1979 ~ 1981Director of Research, President's Council of Economic and Scientific Advisers
- 1983 ~ presentMember, Statistical Council, National Statistical Office
- 1985 ~ 1986Member, Industrial Planning Unit, Sixth Five-Year Plan Committee
- 1985 ~ 1986Member, Small and Medium Industries Unit, Sixth Five-Year Plan Committee
- 1986 ~ 1988Member, Small and Medium Industry Development Committee
- 1986 ~ 1988Member, Committee for Integration of Small and Medium Firms to Large Enterprises
- 1986 ~ 1991Professor, Central Officials Training Institute
- 1987 ~ 1987UNDP Adviser, Seventh Five-Year Economic Development Plan, Pakistan
- 1990 ~ 1992Member of Coordinating Committee, the Seventh Five-Year Economic and Social Development Plan, Economic Planning Board
- Publications and Research Papers
- Econometric Forecasting Models for U.S. Housing Starts, Published for the Crown Zellerbach Co., Research Paper, 1970
- Revised Note on Monetary Forecasts for 1973 Working Paper 7301, Korea Development Institute, seoul, January 1973
- An Econometric Forecasting Model of the Korean Economy, Presented at the KDI-DAS (Harvard University) Conference, Seoul, October 10-12, 1973 A Commodity Study of Major Raw Materials, Research Paper NO. 11, Korea Development Institute, Seoul, May 1973 (in Korean)
- Price Stabilization Policy of the Economy, Presented at the Economic Policy Council Conference, Seoul, December 6-Korean 27, 1974(in Korean) A Quantitative Analysis of the Korean Exports Projection, 1975-1976, Research Paper NO. 75-04, Korea Development Institute, Seoul, January 1975 (in Korean)
- Demand Projection for Steel Industry -- An Econometric Study, KDI Press No. 12, Korea Development Institute, Seoul, October 1976 (in Korean)
- Import Policy for korea: Problems and Policy Directions, Research Paper, Korea International Economic Institute, Seoul, 1978 (in Korean)
- "Economic Miracles in Korea", Economic Interaction in the Pacific Basin, edited by Lawrence B. Krause and Sueo Sekiguchi, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 1980, pp. 117-146
- Current Economic Issues and Policies, Policy Paper 80-Ⅲ, President's Council of Economic and Scientific Advisers, Seoul, September 1981 Balance of Payments: Problems and Policy Directions, Policy Paper 81-Ⅰ, President's Council of Economic and Scientific Advisers, Seoul, September 1981
- Promotion of Science and Techology: Problem and Policy Directions, Policy Paper 81-Ⅲ, President's Council of Economic and Scientific Advisers, Seoul, April 1981
- Small Business Modernization Case Studies: Republic of Korea, Proceedings of the 10th International Small Business Congress, Singapore, September 1983, pp. 283-288
- The Sources of Economic Growth in Korea, Research Paper, The Korean Economic Association, August 1984, (in Korean)
- The pattern of economic Development and The Role of Government in Korea, Paper Presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland, Oregon, October 5-7, 1989
- The Strategy and Master Plan of Mechanical Engineering Dvelopment in Vietnam to the Year 2010(V.M.E.D 2010) Asia Development Institute, 1997
- Logistics in Northeast Asian, The Journal of Northeast Asian Economic Studies Volume 9 Number 2, February 1998
- Memberships
of Associations- Korea Economic Association
- Korea International Economic Association
- Rotary Club of Seoul-Jeongdong(D-3650)
- A Commodity Study of Major Raw Materials, Research Paper NO. 11, Korea
- Development Institute, Seoul, May 1973 (in Korean)
- Memberships
of Associations- 1986 11.An Order of Industrial Services Merit, Tin Tower
Previous Presidents / Profile
Bon Ho Koo
- In Office
- 1987.06.03 ~ 1992.03.10
- Recent
Activity- University Chair Professor of Economics, University of Ulsan
- Education
- Ph.D. & M.A. in Economics, University of Minnesota B.A., Seoul National University
- Professional
Experience- 1967 ~ 1971Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia State University, U.S.A
- 1971 ~ 1980Vice President and Research Director, Korea Development Institute
- 1980 ~ 1981President, Korea Energy Research Institute
- 1981 ~ 1987Dean, The Graduate School(1985~1987) and Professor of Economics, Hanyang University
- 1987 ~ 1992President, Korea Development Institute Winter Semester
- 1995 Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
- 1992 ~ 1996Professor of Economics and Dean of Graduate School of Financial Studies, Hanyang University
- Mar. 1996 ~ Feb. 2000President, University of Ulsan
- Feb. 2002 ~ PresentUniversity Chair Professor of Economics, University of Ulsan
- Publications
in English- book
Financial Development in Korea: 1945~78 (with David Cole), Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University Press, 1983.
Meeting World Challenges: U.S. Manufacturing in the 1990's (with Rudiger Dornbusch and Paul Krugman), Eastman Kodak Company, 1989.
The Financial Development of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan; Growth, Repression, and Liberalization (Co-edited with Hugh T. Patrick), Oxford University Press, 1994.
Financial Opening; Policy Lessons for Korea (Co-edited with Rudiger Dornbusch), Korea Institute of Finance and International Center for Economic Growth, 1995.
Financial Liberalization and Opening in East Asia: Issues and Policy Challenges, Korea Institute of Finance, April, 1998.
Exchange Rate Policies in Emerging Asian Countries (Co-edited with Stefan Collignon and Jean Pisani-Ferry ), Routledge, 1999. - Articles
"Institutional Investors, Trade Linkage, Macroeconomic Similarities, and the Contagious Thai Crisis" (with Chi-Young Song), The Journal of Japanese and International Economies, 2000, forthcoming.
"Beyond the Chiang Mai Initiative: Rationale and Need for Decision-Making Body and Extended Regional Surveillance under the ASEAN+3 Framework," a paper prepared for ASEAN +3 Deputies meeting, Bangkok, October 22, 2000.
"A Post Crisis Paradigm of Development for East Asia: Governance, Markets, and Institutions," a paper prepared as a background study for the paradigm project of the ADBI, Tokyo, January 2001.
"East Asian Dilemma : Restructuring Out or Growing Out?" presented at the 12th Workshop on Asia Economic Outlook, Princeton Essay in International Economics, 2001, forthcoming.
"Financial Contagion in the East Asian Crisis - With Special Reference to the Republic of Korea" (with Chi-Young Song), International Financial Contagion, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001, forthcoming.
"Reform of the International Financial System and Institutions in light of the Asian Financial Crisis" (with Yunjong Wang) presented at the G-24 Technical Group Meeting, UNCTAD, Geneva, Switzerland, September 14, 2000, UNCTAD/Harvard Kennedy School Working Paper, 2001, forthcoming.
"East Asia's Experiences with Floating Rates" (with Chi-Young Song), a paper presented to the conference on Crisis Prevention and Response: Addressing Global Economic Imbalances in the North and Boom-Bust Cycles in the South, FONDAD, Santiago de Chile, March 1-2, 2001.
"Recovery and Sustainability in East Asia" (with Jong Wha Lee), a paper prepared for the conference on Management of Currency Crises, NBER, March 28-31, 2001, forthcoming. and many others…
- book
Financial Development in Korea: 1945~78 (with David Cole), Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University Press, 1983.
Previous Presidents / Profile
Yung Chul Park
- In Office
- 1986.10.17 ~ 1987.05.29
- Recent
Activity- Chairman, The Board of Directors Korea Exchange Bank
- Education
- Apr. 1963Seoul National University; Seoul, Korea College of Social Sciences B.A. in Economics.
- 1958University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.Ph.D. in Economics, Fields of Specialization: Monetary Theory and International Finance
- Professional
Experience- Jul. 1968 ~ Aug. 1972Economist, Financial Studies Division, Research Department International Monetary Fund, Washington
- Sep. 1972 ~ Aug. 1976Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
- Sep. 1976 ~ presentProfessor of Economics, Department of Economics Korea University
- Feb. 1979 ~ Feb. 1982Director, The Institute of Economic Development Korea University
- Jan. 1981 ~ Jan. 1982Visiting Scholar of Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Jan. 1981 ~ Jan. 1982Visiting Professor of Economics, Department of Economics Boston University
- Jun. 1984 ~ Nov. 1986Member, The Monetary Board The Bank of Korea (Central Bank)
- Oct. 1986 ~ May. 1987President, Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- Jun. 1987 ~ Feb. 1988Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs Office of the President, Korea
- Sep. 1988 ~ Jan. 1989Research Associate, Harvard Institute for International Development
- Sep. 1988 ~ Jan. 1989Visiting Professor of Economics, Department of Economics Harvard University
- Nov. 1990 ~ Jul. 1992Director, Institute of Economic Research Korea University
- Jan. 1995 ~ Feb. 1998Member, Globalization Promotion Committee Office of the Prime Minister
- Jan. 1997 ~ Jan. 1998Member, Presidential commission on Financial Reform Office of the president
- Jul. 1992 ~ Jul. 1998President, Korea Institute of Finance
- Aug. 1998 ~ Dec. 1998Chairman, CBK-Hanil Bank Merger Committee
- Mar. 1998 ~ presentMember of the Board of Directors, Korea Telecom
- Feb. 1999 ~ presentChairman, The Board of Directors Korea Exchange Ban
- Feb. 2001 ~ presentAmbassador for International Economy and Trade Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Previous Presidents / Profile
Seung Chul Ahn
- In Office
- 1983.11.07 ~ 1986.10.17
- Recent
Activity- President of the Jaeneung University, Inchon near Seoul
- Education
- Mar. 1960Graduated from the College of Commerce, Seoul National University (B.A. in Commerce)
- Jun. 1968Graduated from the Graduate School, University of California at Berkeley (Ph.D. in Economics)
- Career
- On completion of his Doctor's degree in Economics in 1968, he became an Assiatant Professor of Economics at Wisconsin State University (Stevens Point Campus). In 1969, he taught at California State University (Fullerton Campus).
- In 1970, he returned to Korea to join the Bank of Korea, where he served until 1983 in several positions, including Deputy Director of the Research Department, Deputy Director of the International Finance Department, Chief Representative of the Singapore Office, and Director of the Research Department.
- From 1983 to October 1986, he has been the President of the Korea Development Institute (a government appointment). The KDI is a think-tank for advising comprehensive policies for the economic and social development of Korea.
- From October 1986 to March 1988, he served as the President of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, which is a government financial institution to support small and medium businesses through credit guarantee facilities. From March 1988 to March 1991, he has been the President of the Industrial Bank of Korea, which is a government development bank specializing in small and medium enterprises financing.
- In March 1992, he was appointed by the government as the Board Chairman of the Citizens National Bank of Korea (the Kookmin Bank), which specializes in small business and household loans. During 1994~1996, he has been the Chairman of the First Finance Research Institute, which is a research and consulting subsidiary of the Korea First Banking group.
- In August 1996, he was appointed by the government as a Member of the Monetary Board of the Bank of Korea, which is the supreme policy-making body of monetary policy and bank supervising in Korea. With the amendment of the Bank of Korea Act, his tenure was finished at the end of March 1998.
- Since March 1997, he has also been affiliated with the Asian Development Bank as a consultant ( a member of the Eminent Persons Group) for the manpower and policy development of the Ministry of Planning & Investment of the Vietnamese government.
- Currently, he is the President of the Jaeneung University, which has about 4,000 student enrollments with 15 departments located in the port city of Inchon near Seoul.
Previous Presidents / Profile
Ki Hwan Kim
- In Office
- 1982.01.19 ~ 1983.10.15
- Recent
Activity- International Advisor at Goldman Sachs
- Chairman of Korean National Committee for the Pacific
- Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
- Chairman of the Society for Unification Studies
- Education
- 1957B.A. in History, Grinnell College, U.S.A.
- 1958M.A. in History, Yale University, U.S.A.
- 1971Ph.D. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A.
- Professional
Experience- 1971 ~ 1976Assistant Professor in Economics, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Davis
- 1976 ~ 1981Director of Research for the Korea International Economic Institute
- 1979 ~ 1981Senior Counselor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Planning
- 1981 ~ 1983A member of the Monetary Board
- 1982 ~ 1983The Pacific Board of Economists for the Time magazine President of the Korea Development Institute (KDI)
- 1983 ~ 1984Vice-Minister of Trade and Industry
- 1984 ~ 1986Chief Delegate to the North-South Inter Korea Economic Talks Secretary General of the International Economic Policy Council Ambassador Plenipotentiary for the Republic of Korea
- 1986 ~ 1987Chairman and President of the Ilhae Foundation
- 1987 ~ 1989President of the Sejong Institute
- 1990Consultant to the World Bank
- 1990 ~ 1991Visiting Scholar at the University of Tokyo
- 1991 ~ 1992Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics, University of California at Berkeley (Fall semester)
- 1992 ~ 1999Senior Advisor at Kim & Chang Law Firm
- 1993Consultant to OECD
- 1993 ~ 1997Chairman of the Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
- 1994 ~ 1998Member of the Presidential Commission for Globalization Policy
- 1995 ~ 1998Chairman of the Policy Evaluation Committee for the Ministry of Unification
- 1997 ~ 1998Member of the Presidential Commission on Financial Reform
- 1997 ~ 1999Korea's Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Affairs
- 1998 ~ 2001Chairman and CEO of Media Valley Inc.
- 2001 ~ presentInternational Advisor at Goldman Sachs Chairman of Korean National Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC Chairman of the Society for Unification Studies
- Honor
- 2000. 5Honorary Doctorate in humane letters by Grinnell College
- Publications
- Korea : A Case of State-Led Development, co-authored with Danny Leipziger, the World Bank, 1993 and many others...
Previous Presidents / Profile
Mahn Je Kim
- In Office
- 1971.03.11 ~ 1982.01.19
- Recent
Activity- Chairman, Policy Advisory Committee of Hannara Party
- Education
- 1958Graduated from the School of Economics of Denver Univ. in U.S.A.
- 1964Ph.D. in Economics, Missouri Univ. in U.S.A.
- Professional
Experience- 1964 ~ 1966Consultant for Economy, USAID
- 1967 ~ 1970Director of Research for the Korea International Economic Institute
- 1971 ~ 1981President, KDI (Korea Development Institute)
- 1975 ~ 1981Member, Monetary Policy Committee
- 1982 ~ 1983The First Chairman & CEO, KORAM Bank
- Oct. 1983 ~ Jan. 1986Minister, Ministry of Finance
- Jan. 1986 ~ May. 1987Deputy Prime Minister & Economic Planning Minister
- 1991 ~ 1992Chairman, Samsung Life Insurance Co.
- 1992 ~ 1994Korea Representative, APEC Eminent Persons Group
- Mar. 1994 ~ Mar. 1998Chairman, Pohang Steel & Iron Co. Ltd.
- 1994 ~ 1996Consultant for China, IBRD
- 1994 ~ presentDirector, East-West Center at Hawaii in U.S.A.
- 1996 ~ 1997Chairman, IISI (International Institute for Steel & Iron)
- Mar. 1996 ~ Mar. 1998The Distinguished Professor, the Graduate School of International Studies, Korea Univ.
- Jan. 2000 ~ presentChairman, Policy Advisory Committee of Hannara Party
- Feb. 2000 ~ presentRepresentative of Hannara Party, Susung-Ku(Gab), Taegu
- Jun. 2000 ~ presentMember, the 16th National Assembly
Security code
![captcha]()
We reject unauthorized collection of email addresses posted on our website by using email address collecting programs or other technical devices. To access the email address, please type in the characters exactly as they appear in the box below.
KDI Staff Information
Please enter the security code to prevent unauthorized information collection.
KDI Staff Information
KDI Staff Information