Joh Sung-wook is a professor of finance at Seoul National University Business School with expertise in competition policy and corporate governance currently serving as the chairperson of Fair Trade Commission under President Moon Jae-in from 2019.
10 Facts About Joh Sung-wook
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Joh Sung-wook is the first woman to lead the South Korean antitrust agency since its creation in 1980s.
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Joh Sung-wook holds three degrees in economics: bachelor and master from Seoul National University and doctorate from Harvard University.
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Joh Sung-wook was the first Korean woman to study doctorate-level economics at Harvard.
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Joh Sung-wook received the title of being the first female faculty member again in 2005 when she transferred to Seoul National University Business School as its associate professor of finance.
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Since November 2018, Joh Sung-wook has served as member of economics sub-committee of Regulatory Reform Committee led by the president.
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Joh Sung-wook is an honorary president of Financial Information Society of Korea and an auditor of Korea Monetary and Finance Association which she previously served as its president and vice-president respectively.
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Joh Sung-wook is a board member of Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization.
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From 2010 to 2013 Joh Sung-wook was one of non-executive directors of Hanwha Group one of South Korean Chaebols.
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Joh Sung-wook served as a visiting scholar at International Monetary Fund in 2008 and a visiting research fellow at Development Bank of Japan in 2004.