James Kim

Session 1 - "Highlights from 140 Years of Bilateral Relations between Korea and the US"

Mr. James Kim is Chairman and CEO of AMCHAM Korea. Previously, he served as Chairman, CEO and President of GM Korea where he was responsible for total operations with 17,000 employees in Korea and oversight responsibilities with GM’s joint venture operations in Uzbekistan. His previous roles include Country Manager and CEO at Microsoft Korea, CEO of Yahoo! Korea, Asia Regional Vice President of Overture (a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo), Managing Partner at Palisades Advisors, CEO at Corcoran.com, CEO of Vivien International, and National Marketing Manager at AT&T. Mr. Kim also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mirae Assets Global Investment and is also an Independent Outside Director of Almonty Industries. Mr. Kim appears in major Korean and global media as an expert on Korea and the U.S. dynamics. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California and a Master of Business Administration  from Harvard University.