[Profile] Jo Yoon-je, New Candidate for BOK Monetary Policy Committee Member (Former Ambassador to the U.S.)

Professor Cho Yoon-je, Sogang University

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] Four new candidates for the Financial Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Korea, which will lead the rapidly changing economy due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), have been announced.

On the 16th, the Bank of Korea announced that former Ambassador to the United States Cho Yoon-je, Seo Young-kyung, Director of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), and Professor Joo Sang-young of Konkuk University's Department of Economics were recommended as new members. Current Monetary Policy Committee member Ko Seung-beom was recommended for reappointment. The Bank of Korea's Monetary Policy Committee, which decides the base interest rate, consists of seven members, and the terms of four members will expire on the 20th.

Below is the profile of former Ambassador Cho, who was nominated as a candidate for the Monetary Policy Committee by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

▲ Gyeonggi High School

▲ Seoul National University, Department of Trade

▲ Graduated from Stanford University Graduate School, USA (Master's and Ph.D. in Economics)

▲ Economist at the World Bank (WB) Research Department and East Asia Department

▲ Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Policy Planning Department

▲ Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, USA

▲ Senior Economist at WB Financial Development Department

▲ Deputy Director at Korea Institute of Public Finance

▲ Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy

▲ Professor at Sogang University Graduate School of International Studies

▲ Member of the International Finance Center Operating Committee

▲ Member of the Financial Development Deliberation Committee

▲ Economic Advisor to the President

▲ Ambassador to the United Kingdom

▲ Professor and Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies at Sogang University

▲ Visiting Professor at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

▲ Ambassador to the United States

▲ Professor Emeritus at Sogang University Graduate School of International Studies

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