Seoul City Appoints Professor Jeong Yeonjeong as New President of the Women and Family Foundation

Umikyung, Director of Dabitnuri Policy Research Institute, Appointed as Non-Executive Chairman

Jeong Yeonjeong, New President of the Women and Family Foundation

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 22nd, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the appointment of Professor Jeong Yeon-jeong of Paichai University as the new CEO of the Seoul Women and Family Foundation, which is currently vacant, and Woo Mi-kyung, director of the Dabitnuri Policy Research Institute, as the new chairperson.

The new CEO and chairperson of the Women and Family Foundation were selected through procedures including document and interview evaluations by the executive recommendation committee in accordance with the foundation's articles of association.

Jeong, the new CEO of the Women and Family Foundation, graduated from the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sookmyung Women's University, earned a master's degree in Political Science and Diplomacy from Sogang University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Illinois State University. She has served as a professor in the Department of Public Administration at Paichai University, senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Intelligent Information Society, and principal researcher at the Asia Women’s Research Institute at Sookmyung Women's University, demonstrating comprehensive policy planning skills and administrative experience.

Going forward, CEO Jeong will oversee policy research and development to strengthen support systems for Seoul's gender equality policies, low birthrate countermeasures, and work-family balance, as well as cooperative projects with women's organizations in Seoul and support projects for women entrepreneurs.

New non-standing chairperson Woo, an expert who previously served as a member of the 9th Seoul Metropolitan Council, will contribute to the development of Seoul's women's policies, which have faced difficulties due to COVID-19. The official duties will be carried out for three years starting from the 23rd.

CEO Jeong expressed her aspirations, saying, “Based on my administrative experience and knowledge, I will build a Seoul Women and Family Foundation that strengthens women's economic and living safety in the post-COVID era and actively communicates and responds to rapidly changing environmental changes.”

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