Kyungwook Hur

  • Senior Advisor
  • T. +82-2-3404-7504
  • F. +82-2-3404-7305
  • E. kyungwook.hur@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Kyungwook Hur served as director general of International Finance Bureau and deputy minister for International Finance of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, secretary to the President for National Projects and Regional Development at the Office of the President (The Blue House), 1st vice minister of Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Korea to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France). Mr. Hur served as advisory panel of ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) Advisory Committee in Singapore and serves as chief advisor of the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) of Korea Development Institute (KDI).

Mr. Hur has extensive experience in policy making and implementation, as well as relevant knowledge in, among other things, Korean economy, international economy, and international finance. He is also a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst). Currently, he is serving as chief advisor to CFA Society Korea and chairman of Bretton Woods Club, Korea.

Representative Experience

2015-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2010-2013 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Korea, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (Paris, France)
2009-2010 1st Vice Minister, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
2008-2009 Secretary to the President for National Projects and Regional Development, Office of the President (The Blue House)
2007-2008 Deputy Minister for International Finance, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
2001-2004 Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
1988-1989 Young Professional, World Bank (WB)
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2023-Present Chairman, Seoul Financial Forum
2022-Present Chairman, Board of Directors, Korea Center for International Finance
2014-2018 Advisory Panel, Advisory Committee, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)
2013-2017 Visiting Professor, Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies
2013-2016 Visiting Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management

Education

1988 Stanford University (M.B.A.)
1978 Seoul National University (B.A.)

Qualifications

1999 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)