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Experts from diverse regions and disciplines work together to advance transcultural research and international scholarly collaboration.

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Leadership

Executive Board

President

Republic of Korea

Dr. Wonjoon Kim

Current role or affiliationSenior Advisor at Kim & Chang · Asia Competition Association Councilor

He formerly served as Acting Secretary General of the Korea Fair Trade Commission and as a Counsellor at the Korean Delegation to the OECD.

  • Former Administrator at the Office of the President
  • Former Adjunct Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School and Sogang University Graduate School of Management of Technology
  • MPA, Seoul National University; BA in Economics, Sungkyunkwan University
  • Economic policy
  • Competition policy
  • International cooperation

Senior Vice President

Republic of Korea

Dr. SeongHo Jun

Current role or affiliationProfessor at the Academy of Korean Studies

He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in Economics from Sungkyunkwan University and researches economic and accounting history.

  • Visiting Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt
  • Researcher at the International Institute of Social History
  • Economic history
  • Accounting history
  • Commerce and capital

Board

Directors

Director

Laos

Dr. Vilayphone Somsamone

Current role or affiliationAssociate Professor and Acting Dean, Souphanouvong University

She leads the university's Center for Korean Studies and researches sustainable tourism, regional development, and Korean studies.

  • Director of the Center for Korean Studies
  • PhD in Economics, Academy of Korean Studies, 2017
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Regional development
  • Korean studies

Director

China

Dr. Zhang Wen

Current role or affiliationCenter for Economic Research, Shandong University

She researches East Asian economic history, traditional accounting, commercial networks, and trade relations.

  • Former Postdoctoral Researcher at SUSTech
  • PhD in Economics, Academy of Korean Studies, 2019
  • East Asian economic history
  • Traditional accounting
  • Trade networks

Director

Uzbekistan

Dr. Gozal Shamuratova

Current role or affiliationProfessor at Karakalpakstan National University and Senior Advisor to the Chair of the Supreme Council

She researches transculturalism in Central Asia and Korea and advises on trade, investment, and economic relations with the Republic of Korea.

  • Senior Advisor on trade, investment, and economic relations with the Republic of Korea
  • PhD in Economics, Academy of Korean Studies, 2024
  • Transculturalism
  • Central Asia
  • Economic cooperation

Audit & Advisory

Audit and Advisory

Auditor

Vietnam

Dr. Le Lan Huong

Current role or affiliationLecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Saigon University

She researches human resource development, workforce planning, business administration, and economic growth in Korea and Vietnam.

  • Comparative research on Korean and Vietnamese human resource development
  • PhD in Economics, Academy of Korean Studies, 2020
  • Human resource development
  • Business administration
  • Economic growth

Senior Advisor

United States

John O. Lee

Current role or affiliationCEO of ACE Engineering, Inc.

A civil engineering and construction executive in the United States, he founded ACE Engineering in 1987 and has led government and military construction projects.

  • BS in Civil Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 1980
  • Construction projects for U.S. federal, military, state, and local government clients
  • Civil engineering
  • Construction
  • Government projects