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Dong Sun Kim
Senior Advisor
- TEL 82 2 6003 7078
- FAX 82 2 6003 7009
- E-MAIL dsk@yoonyang.com
Biography
Dong Sun Kim is a senior advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC.
Mr. Kim has held key positions in trade, investment, industry, and energy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, where he gained experience in multilateral negotiations such as the WTO and bilateral negotiations with the United States and China. Mr. Kim worked at the Korean Delegation to the OECD and the Korean Embassy in China, where he participated in negotiations for Korea's accession to the OECD and supported Korean companies to enter the Chinese market. He later served as a foreign investment specialist for the 17th Lee Myung-bak administration's acquisition committee and the first secretary of the presidential office for the knowledge economy, where he organized trade and investment promotion, industrial competitiveness enhancement, support for resource energy development, and export to the UAE nuclear power plant. He served as the 11th SME Commissioner and President of the SME Institute and was awarded the Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes) in late 2011.
Mr. Kim has held key positions in trade, investment, industry, and energy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, where he gained experience in multilateral negotiations such as the WTO and bilateral negotiations with the United States and China. Mr. Kim worked at the Korean Delegation to the OECD and the Korean Embassy in China, where he participated in negotiations for Korea's accession to the OECD and supported Korean companies to enter the Chinese market. He later served as a foreign investment specialist for the 17th Lee Myung-bak administration's acquisition committee and the first secretary of the presidential office for the knowledge economy, where he organized trade and investment promotion, industrial competitiveness enhancement, support for resource energy development, and export to the UAE nuclear power plant. He served as the 11th SME Commissioner and President of the SME Institute and was awarded the Order of Service Merit (Yellow Stripes) in late 2011.
Experience
- 2014-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2023-present President, Small and Medium Business Association
- 2020-present Head of Steering Committee for Yellow Umbrella Deduction System, Korea Federation of SMEs
- 2016-20 Chairman, Korea-Israel Friendship Association
- 2016-20 Visiting Professor, Foundation for Research and Business, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
- 2014-16 Guest Professor, Global Business Start-up Venture Graduate School, Kookmin University
- 2014-15 Co-chairman, Special Committee on Family Business Succession, Korea Federation of SMEs
- 2012-14 Outside Director, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation
- 2012-14 President, Korea Small Business Institute
- 2012-13 Professor, Department of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, College of Business Administration, Soongsil University
- 2010-11 Administrator, Small & Medium Business Administration (Vice Minister level)
- 2008-10 Secretary for Knowledge Economy, Presidential Office
- 2007-08 Commissioner, Foreign Investment Promotion Task Force, Presidential Transition Committee
- 2007-08 Head, Korean Helicopter Development Project Unit, Defense Acquisition Program Administration
- 2004-07 Commercial Counselor, Korean Embassy in Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- 2004 Director General, China Cooperation Planning Office, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 2003-04 Chief Secretary to Minister, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 2002-03 Director, Export Affairs Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 2000-02 Director, Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Development Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 2000 Director, Industrial Cooperation Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 1999-00 Director, Americas Cooperation Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 1998-99 Director, Economic Structure Realignment Planning Office, Presidential Office
- 1995-98 Director, Korea Permanent Mission to OECD, Paris, France
- 1989-95 Director, International Affairs Division 1, Daejeon Expo Organizing Committee
- 1987-89 Director, International Cooperation Division, Trade Bureau, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 1986-87 Deputy Director, Export Division 1, Trade and Commerce Bureau, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
- 1983-84 Trainee, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- 1982-85 Deputy Director, Korean Intellectual Property Office
- 1982 Passed 25th Civil Service Examination
- 1981-82 Samsung C&T, Korea Exchange Bank
Education
- 2014 Konkuk University Graduate School of Business (doctoral coursework)
- 2012 Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Honorary Ph.D. in Business Administration
- 2000 Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, M.B.A.
- 1981 Korea University, B.A. in International Trade
Awards
- Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes (2011)
Insights
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Korean, English and Chinese
