Dr. Kim is the President of the Korea Institute for National Unification. Prior to this position, he worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses. He has worked as a defense specialist with an interest in nuclear issues. Previously, he was a policy advisor for the Korean Veterans’ Association, research fellow at Sejong Institute, advisor to the Light Water Reactor Project for the Ministry of National Unification, and a policy research fellow for the National Assembly. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the State University of New York-Buffalo.