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Meet The Team

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Founder & Managing Director

Eun Mee “Aimee” Ko

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12+ years advising US state and Canadian provincial economic development organizations on FDI, trade promotion and business development in Korea. Former FDI Attaché, Government of Québec Office in Seoul (Investissement Québec); former Deputy Director, Korea Offices of the South Carolina and Washington State Departments of Commerce. MBA (summa cum laude), Ewha Womans University.

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Director of Operations

Soo Lee

Leads project delivery and core team operations, with hands-on experience in manufacturing, including electronic controllers.

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Project Manager

Jenna Kim

6+ years in Asia-Pacific B2B sales and business development. Former Asia-Pacific Regional Manager at MIDAS IT, building channel partners in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

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Project Manager

Christine Seo

7 years as Manager at the Mississippi Development Authority's Korea office, supporting Korean manufacturers' investment in the US. Market research, B2B matchmaking and FDI support.

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Project Manager

Arwen Seo

B2B order operations for major US retailers including Target and Walmart, plus public-sector project administration. BA in Urban Engineering, Kyungsung University.

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Project Coordinator

Jade Jang

Market research, FDI lead generation and international business support. Previously in international cooperation and policy research at KISTEP, KISDI and KEDI. Ewha Womans University.

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Senior Associate

Claire Bae

Research, document preparation and administrative coordination. Ewha Womans University; MA in Chinese Translation, Seoul University of Foreign Studies.

Advisors & Experts

Prof. Okjeong Monica Baik

Senior Advisor · Healthcare & Trade

22+ years in trade and FDI; former Director & Deputy Head, Swiss Business Hub Korea, leading 40+ Swiss business delegations. Professor for Industry–Academia Collaboration, Dongguk University.

Prof. Seungho Choi

Advisor · Corporate Strategy

Professor of Management & Strategy, Ewha School of Business; PhD in Strategy, Michigan State University; published in the Strategic Management Journal.

Dr. Dominic Whang

Senior Advisor · Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

35+ years in pharmaceutical leadership; President & CEO, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Korea for 20 years. Managing Partner, LSI Partners; Adjunct Professor, Dongguk University; former member, MFDS Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council.

Prof. Sang Eun Yeo

Advisor · Finance & Investment

10 years as Private Equity Director at Calista Capital; former investment banker at Samsung Securities; Adjunct Faculty, Ewha Womans University.

Dr. Yang-hee Cho

Guest Expert · California Healthcare Export Training

Dr.-Ing., TU Berlin; former Head of the Quality Evaluation Center, KHIDI; former Committee Chair, Korea Health Supplements Association.

Barry Clarke

International Advisor · Investment & Trade

30+ years in economic development and FDI; former senior public servant in Northern Ireland. Consulting Partner – International Markets, T&A Consulting.

...and many more senior advisors, advisors and industry experts across our network.

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