• Empirical analysis on the financial and economic impacts of international trade policies, specifically focusing on the effects of FTAs and global protectionism on industry competitiveness and firm value.  

Education

• HUFS, Ph.D. in International Business Administrarion (Finance)
• University of Asia and The Pacific, Manila Philippines, MBE  in Interntional Business Economics  (International Trade)
• HUFS, B.A. in Italian Language and Literature  (Minor in  Political Science and International Relations)

Courses

• Core Lectures: International Trade Theory, Trade Management, Practical Trade Operations, and Trade English.

• Teaching Focus: Integrating macroeconomic trade policies with firm-level financial strategies based on empirical research on FTAs and global protectionism.  International Trade Theory and Policy,  Business English for International Trade, International Trade Prctice, International Trade English, International Trade Management  

Major Careers

• Vice President, Korean Financial Industry-Academic Review (학회 부회장) and Chair of the International Cooperation Committee, Korean Financial Industry-Academic Review (학회 대외협력위원장)
  

• Chairman, Korean Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (2009-2014)

• President, APEX Corp. Nextrans Inc. MiniMax Int'l Corp. Philippines

• Regional Research Professor (Philippines), Samsung Global Leadership Center

• Advisory Board Member, Korean International School Philippines (KISP)  

• Proud Global Businessman Award (자랑스런 해외 경영인상), Hosted by the Korea Newspaper & Broadcasting Research Institute (2008)

• Industrial Service Medal (대한민국 산업포장), The 38th Commerce and Industry Day (2011)  

• Book: The Leader's Caliber (2026.4)   저서: 리더의 격 (2026.4)

• The Effect of Korea-US and Korea-China FTA on the Stock Price Reaction of the Industry and Individual Firm (with J. Baek),  Korean Journal of Financial Management, Vol. 35, No. 4.   185 - 212 (28page) 2018. 12
• The Comparative Analysis on the Determinant of Export Competitiveness of Korea vs. USA and China FTA (with SH. Lee and J.Baek),  Journal of International Trade & Information Studies, Vol. 20, No. 4.    107 - 135 (29page) 2018. 12
• The Economic Impact of Trump 2.0 Protectionist Polisies on South Korea "A Macroeconomic, Microeconomic, and Financial Market Perspectve" Journal of Korean Financial Industry-Academic Review, Vol 1, No.2. 12 - 73 (52 pages) 2025. 12
• A Study on the Effect of FTA on Trade Structure and Firm Value "Forcusing on the Changes in the Trading Structure and Stock Price Response of Korean Stock Market caused by Korea vs. US Fta and Korea vs. China FTA.  HUFS .Ph.D. Dissertation. 2020. 2