HUF 2024 - International Forum on
Housing & Urban Finance

Education

 · ​​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

Education

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

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

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

• ​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.​