Executive Director
Young Jong (Tony) Lee
MS in Communication, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / Head of FR Communication Center / Media Committee Member at Korea-America Association / Advisor of International Ballet Academy Association & Korea Youth Ballet Stars / Executive Director, Northwestern University Alumni Association of Korea / Former Researcher United Asia Management (UAM)
Chief Advisor
Dr. Sang Yup Lee
Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, KAIST / Chair, World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Biotechnology
Advisory Committee Members
Storer H. (Bob) Rowley
MS in Communication, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / Bachelor of Arts and Science, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA) / Assistant Vice President of Media Relations Northwestern University / Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Communication / (Northwestern University) / Adjunct Lecturer, Medill School of Journalism (Northwestern University) / Former National Editor, Chicago Tribune
William (Bill) Yuan
Mason Fellow, Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School (Cambridge, USA) / Bachelor of Science in Economics, Cornell University (Cambridge, USA) / Chairman, Cure Pharmaceutical Advisor to Amgen Corp., Biogen, GE Capital, Warner Brothers Studios, and Fox News Advisor to Sina.com, Shanghai Petrochemicals, Tsingtao Beer Corp. / Former Managing Director, Merrill Lynch Asset Management Asia
Dr. Paul Meissner
Ph. D., Materials Science, Stanford University (California, USA) / Bachelor of Science in Materials Science, University of California Berkeley / CEO, Energy Everywhere Inc. / Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors to Spheretouch, i-Blades, and Devana / Former CEO, Santur Corp. / Former Executive Vice President of Global Business Operations, Coherent Inc.
Danilo Santoboni
M.Sc. in Business Law, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) / M.Sc. in Law and Finance, University of Oxford (Oxford, UK) / Associate in the private funds group, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (New York, USA)
Jennifer Zhang
Bachelor of Arts and Science, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / CEO, Jeneration Capital / Director, Eacast Media Group / Board Member, Chinese-American Museum of Chicago / Associate Board Member, VanderCook College of Music / Senior Board Member, Hong Kong Shanxi Chamber of Commerce / Vice-Chair, North America Chinese Media Alliance
Diego Xue
MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / MBA, London Business School (London, UK) / MS & BS in Computer Science, University of Wisconsin – Madison / Horizon Technologies, Acting CEO /Pangu VR, CEO / Co-Founder
Yemi Akisanya
Executive MBA, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University / MS in Communication, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / OCC, Director of Diversity and Inclusion / i.c.stars Board of Directors
Arkar Hein
Master of Public Policy Candidate, University of Oxford / BA in Political Science, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) / Researcher, Myanmar Economic Research Institute
Former Project Coordinator, Renaissance Institute (Yangon, Myanmar) / Former Research Consultant, C4ADS (Washington, D.C., USA)
Young Han Lee
LL.M, Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) LL.B., Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea) / Admitted to the bar in Washington District of Columbia / Attorney, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC / Former Head of Legal Affairs Division of ROK-US Combines Forces Command / In charge of litigation affairs in Regulatory Reform and Legal Affairs Officers’ Office / Defense Acquisition Program Administration (2012-2013)
Sang Yong Lee
BS in Political Science, Sogang University (Seoul, South Korea) / Chief Editor, Meconomy News / Deputy Director, FR Communication Center / Former Deputy Director, MBC Newsroom / Former Adjunct Professor, KAIST and Kyungpook University