The Fair Trade Commission announced the appointment of Kim Ja-bong as a new commissioner effective October 2.
Kim has been with the Korea Financial Research Institute since 1996, serving in various roles including researcher, associate researcher, and senior researcher. He is an expert with over 30 years of experience in financial policy research.
He has participated in several advisory committees for government agencies, including the Fair Trade Commission's Fair Trade Policy Advisory Group, the Financial Services Commission's Inclusive Finance Strategy Promotion Team, the Ministry of Economy and Finance's Fiscal Policy Advisory Council, the Office for Government Policy Coordination's Government Policy Evaluation Committee, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Public-Private Cooperation Council on Fair Trade.
Kim has also served as a member of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Research Committee, chair of the Korea Customs Service's Future Growth and Innovation Committee, and chair of the Financial Supervisory Service's Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee. He has held leadership positions such as president of the Banking Law Association and chair of the Private Financial Committee.
His research has focused on areas including fair market economy, co-prosperity, big tech and fintech, separation of banking and commerce, productive and inclusive finance, and financial fundamental rights.
Kim holds a Ph.D. in economics from the State University of New York and an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law, along with a Ph.D. in law from Korea University.
A Fair Trade Commission official stated, "Commissioner Kim possesses the ability to analyze policy issues from theoretical, empirical, and legislative perspectives based on over 30 years of experience in financial policy research. We expect him to enhance the expertise of the Commission's decisions in the future."
Kim has been with the Korea Financial Research Institute since 1996, serving in various roles including researcher, associate researcher, and senior researcher. He is an expert with over 30 years of experience in financial policy research.
He has participated in several advisory committees for government agencies, including the Fair Trade Commission's Fair Trade Policy Advisory Group, the Financial Services Commission's Inclusive Finance Strategy Promotion Team, the Ministry of Economy and Finance's Fiscal Policy Advisory Council, the Office for Government Policy Coordination's Government Policy Evaluation Committee, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' Public-Private Cooperation Council on Fair Trade.
Kim has also served as a member of the Supreme Court's Sentencing Research Committee, chair of the Korea Customs Service's Future Growth and Innovation Committee, and chair of the Financial Supervisory Service's Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee. He has held leadership positions such as president of the Banking Law Association and chair of the Private Financial Committee.
His research has focused on areas including fair market economy, co-prosperity, big tech and fintech, separation of banking and commerce, productive and inclusive finance, and financial fundamental rights.
Kim holds a Ph.D. in economics from the State University of New York and an LL.M. from UCLA School of Law, along with a Ph.D. in law from Korea University.
A Fair Trade Commission official stated, "Commissioner Kim possesses the ability to analyze policy issues from theoretical, empirical, and legislative perspectives based on over 30 years of experience in financial policy research. We expect him to enhance the expertise of the Commission's decisions in the future."
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