Jang Beomsik, Soongsil University President... Former KDB Banker Leading Digital Finance Talent Development

Jang Beom-sik, president of Soongsil University, was born in 1957 in Namwon-si, Jeonbuk. He graduated from Yongbuk Middle School in Namwon and Jeonju High School before earning a degree in English Education from Seoul National University. He later obtained a master's degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jang Beom-sik, President of Soongsil University. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

After working at the Korea Development Bank and the Korea Securities Research Institute, he was appointed as a professor in the Department of Business Administration at Soongsil University in 1995. He served as dean of the Graduate School of Business, dean of the Graduate School of Labor Relations, and vice president for academic affairs at Soongsil University before being appointed president in 2021. He has held positions such as member of the Financial Supervisory Commission's Regulatory Reform Review Committee, member of the Financial Supervisory Service's Financial Supervision Evaluation Committee, chairman of the Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee, chairman of the Korea Exchange Audit Committee, and chairman of the Korea Securities Finance Advisory Committee. He currently serves as chairman of the board at Samsung Securities.

His publications include "Status and Role of Policy Financial Institutions in OECD Countries (2019)" and "Current Status and Development Tasks of Policy Finance (2018)." Leveraging his experience in the financial sector, he has laid the foundation for nurturing digital finance professionals. In June 2021, he signed a strategic business agreement with Woori Financial Group for the cultivation of digital experts and is currently conducting IT education for key executives of Woori Financial Group and KB Financial Group. Additionally, he established the president-directly supervised "Digital Talent Innovation Development Institute" and is developing educational programs.

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