EDUCATION 

 •  ​​Contributed a chapter on “Housing Needs and Aspirations – Challenges and Changes in the Industry”

    published by National Mortgage Corporation in 2013​

Academic Background

 · ​​2011 Ph.D., Georgia State University, College of Business, Department of Real Estate

 · ​2005 Master’s degree, Georgia Institute of Technology), College of Architecture, Real Estate Asset Management

 · ​2003 Bachelor’s degree, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Engineering, Department of Architecture

 

Career

 · ​2013- Present Professor, Konkuk University, Graduate School of Real Estate

 · ​2011-2013 Assistant Professor, University of Reading, Department of Real Estate and Planning

 · ​2006-2010 Research/Teaching Assistant, Georgia State University, College of Business, Department of Real Estate

 

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Education

 · ​Achitecte, Phd (on urbanization and urban archtectural heritage preservation)

 

Profession

 · ​Urban development management, architecture heritage preservation.

 · ​Urban Development Project Management

 · ​Research Urbanization in Vietnam and develop urban development policies and urban development strategies

 

Career

 · ​From 2008 to 2019: Working at the Urban Development Project Management Board, Ministry of Construction

 · From 2019 to now: Working at the Urban Development Strategy and Planning Department, Urban Development Department, Ministry of Construction​

Education

 ·​ BA in Liberal Arts

 ·​ MBA in Finance, Investment and Banking

 

Career: 

 ·​ Current : Sr. Housing Specialist, World Bank

                   

Past

 ·​ Senior Housing Finance Advisor – Affordable Housing Institute

  -  International Director of Risk Management- Genworth Mortgage insurance

  -  ​Vice President of Corporate Development - Credit Lyonnais Securities

  -  ​Vice President of Commercial - Friesland Campina

 

Academic Background

- Bachelor of Economics, Sogang University

- Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University

Career

- President, Korea Real Estate Finance Investment Forum (2023-2024)

- First Vice Minister, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2015-2017)

- President, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (2013-2015)

- Professor, Sogang University (1988-2022)

Education

 ·​ Bachelor’s in International Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University 

 ·​ Master’s in Management 

 

Career

 · ​JSC Kazakhstan Housing Company (KHC)

  - Chairman of the Board (2024–Present) 

  - Played a key leadership role during KHC’s formation in 2020, consolidating multiple housing institutions, 

    including Baiterek Development, into a unified operator 

  - Focuses on affordable housing solutions, digital transformation, and sustainable development 

 · ​Baiterek Development

  - Deputy Chairman (2013–2020) 

  - Actively supported housing and infrastructure development projects 

 ·​ Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan

  - Started career in 2008 

 ·​ Credit Bureau Leadership

  - Held key positions at the First Credit Bureau and the State Credit Bureau under the National Bank of Kazakhstan 

 

Awards and Honors

 ·​ State Medal: "For Distinguished Labor" 

 ·​ Honorary Medal: "Excellence in Financial Service"

Education

• Ph.D. of Economics, Seoul National University

 

Career​

• ​Current) Head of the Guarantee Research Team 

         at the Housing and Urban Guarantee Corporation's Housing and Urban Finance Research Institute

• ​Past) Head of the Economic Research Team, Hyundai Heavy Industries

         Researcher of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

 Education

·         Doctoral Degree, Social Anthropology and Social Geography, University of Amsterdam, 1971.

·         Kandidats Degree, Social Geography, University of Amsterdam, 1965.

·         Post-graduate work (non-degree), Urban Anthropology, University of Stockholm, 1972-74

 

Professional Experience

·         Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

o    Founder and Emeritus Director of the International Housing Finance Program

o    Emeritus Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Department

o    Instructor for executive education programs in housing finance and housing market analysis

·         University of Cape Town, South Africa

o    Founder, Co-Director, and Core Instructor of the Housing Finance Course for Sub-Saharan Africa

·         HOFINET (Housing Finance Information Network)

o    Founder and Executive Director

o    Provides standardized global housing finance data and information to the public

o    Collaborates with the European Mortgage Federation and International Secondary Mortgage Market Association

·         Advisor to governments, private, and non-profit sectors in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

o    Expertise in housing and housing finance policies, subsidy systems, market assessments, and institutional development

·         Ongoing projects in Egypt, Uzbekistan, and India

·         Member of the Advisory Board of Habitat for Humanity's Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter and several NGO boards in affordable housing

Education

  ·​​ ​Master's in Public Administration, University of Michigan

  ·​​ ​Bachelor's in Business Administration, Yonsei University 

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Career

  ·​​ ​2023, Director, Financial Stability Planning Division, Financial Stability Department

  ·​​ ​2019, Team Leader, Non-Banking Sector Analysis, Financial Stability Department

  ·​​ ​2017, Deputy Director, Financial Stability Department

  ·​​ ​2011, Manager, International Department

  ·​​ ​2008, Manager, Financial Markets Department

  ·​​ ​2000, Joined Bank of Korea 

Education

​  ·​ Ph.D. in Science, Yonsei University Graduate School (Major in Housing Policy)

  · ​M.S. in Science, Yonsei University Graduate School (Major in Housing Studies) 

 

Career

  ·​​ Current : President, Korean Housing Association (Jan. 2024~ Dec. 2024)

  ·​​ Former : Senior Researcher, Land & Housing Institute, Korea Land & Housing Corporation​

 

​Education

• 1991 : Ph.D in Applied Economics & Management Science, University of Pennsylvania 

          (The Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania)

 

Career​​​​​

• 2023-present : Emeritus Professor, KDI School of PP&M

• ​2007-2022 : Professor, KDI School of PP&M

• ​2020-2022 : Chairman, Int’l Academy of Fin.Con. (IAFICO)

• ​2015–2019 : Editor, International Review of Fin. Cons.

• ​2016–2018 : Associate Dean, KDI School of PP&M

• ​2016 : Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore

• ​2011–2014 : Director, Real Asset Research Team, KDI

• ​1992-2007 : Fannie Mae, USA (Economist, and various business R&D positions)

• ​2004-2007 : Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University 

• ​1991-1992 : Long-term Consultant, The World Bank

Education

  · ​PhD in Economics, University College London (UCL), UK

  · ​Master's degrees in Urban Planning and Geography

 

Professional Experience

  · ​Director for Emerging Business Areas, Water and Urban Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, ADB

   - ​Leads the Emerging Business Areas team in urban infrastructure development

   - ​Initiated ADB’s PPP transaction advisory business in 2011; a founding member of ADB’s Office of PPP in 2014, leading its transaction advisory efforts

   - ​Spearheaded the establishment of a dedicated Urban Climate Resilience Fund in collaboration with DFID (now FCDO) 

      and the Rockefeller Foundation in 2013, supporting ADB’s sovereign and non-sovereign operations

   - ​Co-led the creation of a debt platform in 2021 with HSBC, Temasek, and Clifford Capital to accelerate sustainable infrastructure in Asia; 

      the platform now operates as Pentagreen Capital with its independent management and investment team

   - ​Over 29 years of experience in infrastructure and investment banking, structuring, developing, 

      and financing infrastructure assets across 45 countries, and fostering private sector market development

Education

• 1991-1996 B.A. in Business Administration, Konkuk University

​• 1996-1998 M.A. in Business Administration, Seoul National University

• 2003-2007 Ph.D. in Business Administration, Konkuk University​

 

Career​

• ​Current

 - Professor : Department of Finance and Real Estate at Korea Nazarene University

 - Senior Vice President : Korea Housing Association

 - Member of the Housing Lease Committee of the Ministry of Justice

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• ​Past

 - ​Researcher : KB Kookmin Bank's Research Institute

Education

  · ​B.A. ​in Political Science, La Salle University

  · ​​M.A. in International Affairs, The George Washington University

  · ​​Ph.D. in Economics, The George Washington University

 

Career

  · ​​Current ​: Dean, School of Advanced Real Estate Studies, Hoyt Institute

  · ​​Emeritus Professor: ​University of Wisconsin-Madison, James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate

​    - Served multiple terms as Department Chair and Academic Director of the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate

  · ​​Past : Conducted urban development research at the World Bank and the Urban Institute​

  · ​​Professional Service 

​    - ​Past President of the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA)

​    - ​Awarded the John Quigley Medal by AREUEA for "Advancing Real Estate and Urban Economics"

  · ​Research Interests : Economic development, the measurement and determinants of real estate prices, 

                               and the effects of regulation and economic policies on real estate markets​

  · ​Notable Publications : A Primer on U.S. Housing Markets and Housing Policy 

                                  (with Richard Green, Urban Institute Press, 2003; second edition forthcoming)​

  · ​Advisory Experience :

​    - ​Advised governments and private sector organizations on urban policies in countries 

      including Canada, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, 

      Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.

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