Dr. Kihwan Kim is Chair of the Seoul Financial Forum and Vice Chair of the President’s Council for Economic Policy that is chaired by Korea’s President.
During the 1997-1998 financial crisis, he was Korea’s Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Affairs. His other positions in the Korean government include Chief Trade Policy Coordinator and Negotiator (1984-86), Chief Delegate to South-North Inter-Korea Economic Talks (1984-86), Vice Minister of Trade and Industry (1983-84), and a member of the Monetary Board (1982-83).
From 1999 to 2008, Dr. Kim was an International Advisor at Goldman Sachs, Asia. He was a Senior Advisor at Kim and Chang, the largest and most prestigious law firm in Korea from 1993 to 1999.
During the 1997-1998 financial crisis, he was Korea’s Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Affairs. His other positions in the Korean government include Chief Trade Policy Coordinator and Negotiator (1984-86), Chief Delegate to South-North Inter-Korea Economic Talks (1984-86), Vice Minister of Trade and Industry (1983-84), and a member of the Monetary Board (1982-83).
From 1999 to 2008, Dr. Kim was an International Advisor at Goldman Sachs, Asia. He was a Senior Advisor at Kim and Chang, the largest and most prestigious law firm in Korea from 1993 to 1999.