• Multidisciplinary and multicultural researcher & educator

• Founding and operation member of Global MBA (Top 100 in the world for entrepreneurship) at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan since 2008 

• Moved to Taiwan since 2006, and taught for international MBA at NYCU since then

• Worked for developing a cross-national joint venture at a Korean refinery directly reporting to a vice president from Scotland (currently the joint venture was successfully launched)

• Interned at Department of Economic & Social Affairs, United Nations Headquarters, Manhattan, NY, USA (official intern program)

• Native in Korean, fluent in spoken and written English, proficient in Chinese, and basic knowledge of Japanese 

ACADEMIC AFFILIATION & ADMIN POSITION

• Director of Global MBA (2021-2024) College of Management, NYCU (formerly known as NCTU), Hsinchu, Taiwan 

• Professor (2020-present) Institute of Business & Management, NYCU , Taipei, Taiwan

• Associate Professor (2015-2020) Institute of Business & Management, NYCU, Taipei, Taiwan

• Director of Global MBA (2016-2017) College of Management, Hsinchu, Taiwan

• Assistant Professor (2008-2015) Institute of Business & Management, NYCU, Taipei, Taiwan

• Adjunct Assistant Professor (2006-2008) Institute of Management of Technology, NYCU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST, Top 14th in Chemical Engineering, world ranking), Daejeon, South Korea (2005)

• Master of Science: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (2000)

• Bachelor of Science: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST (1998)

• Gyeonggi Science High School for the Gifted, Suwon, South Korea (1994)

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC HONOR 

• Senior Fellow by Advance Higher Education

• Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (International Business Honor Society)

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

•  Case Writing Workshop, Harvard Business School, Shanghai, China (2017)

•  Global Colloquium on Participant-Centered Learning, Harvard Business School, MA, USA (2016)

•  Teaching Entrepreneurial Thought and Action, Babson College, MA, USA (2013)

AWARDS

• Publication Award by EIX.org, USA 2022

• E.Sun Award for Academic Excellence (玉山學術獎), Taiwan 2019 (https://www.esunfhc.com/zh-tw/foundation/activity-content/academic-education/academic-award )

• Best Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award, TSC Thesis Symposium (TSC 崇越論文大賞), Taiwan 2018 

• Excellent Mentor Award (績優導師), NCTU 2018 

• Outstanding Teaching Award (傑出教師), NCTU (top 3 in Field II Campus-wide) 2016 

• Excellent Teaching Award (優良教師), NCTU (top 5 in the College of Management) 2014 

• Best Mentor Award (特優導師), NCTU 2014

• Excellent Mentor Award (績優導師), NCTU 2011

ACADEMIC SERVICE

• Associate Editor for Technological Forecasting and Social Change (SSCI Impact Factor: 8.4) (2021-2024)

• Editorial Review Board Member for Journal of Management Studies (SSCI Impact Factor: 7.8, FT50)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Manager (2005-2006) Strategy and Planning Team, Hyundai Oilbank Co., Ltd., Seoul, South Korea

• Official Intern (2003) Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA