Samuel H. Kim
President, Center for Asia Leadership
- Role
- Founding President at Center For Asia Leadership
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samuel H. Kim
Samuel H. Kim, a Korean national, is the Founding President of the Center for Asia…
Experience
Founding President
Apr 2014 — Present · Boston, MA, US
I currently head two non-profit organizations, namely the Asia Leadership Institute and Acumen Publishing, that exist to address social, business, and policy challenges in Asia in the areas of leadership and innovation, through research, training, consulting, and publications.I conduct annually about 50•••18 month-long teaching, consulting, and coaching projects for leading thinkers and decisionmakers based in Asia. They include, among others, the lawmakers, senior government officials, senior leaders of the law enforcements, board members, senior corporate executives, educators, and senior community leaders. To date, served over individuals from over 700 organizationsI co-organize three major conferences (asialeadership.org/conference, alc.chosun.com) in Seoul, Korea engaging over 320 speakers, and drawing 4,500 participants accumulatively; Aspire to turn Seoul Conference as the Asian version of the World Economic Forum on themes and issues pertinent to the continent; Invited the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, current Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, former US Presidents Barack Obama and George Bush, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former US Vice-President Al Gore as well as other leading political, business, and community figures as Keynote Speakers. I build contents on topics related to leadership, resilience and adaptation, future of work, futures thinking, group dynamics, strategy, decision-making, etc. culminating in publications of 14 books and 16 Harvard Business School-like cases. I oversee the development of an online learning platform (online.asialeadership.org) that offers a wide range of program such as the mini courses, TED-style talks, seminars, talks shows, and masterclasses, most of which are offered to the public as a free of charge.I manage offices in five locations, joined by 9 full-time and 3 part-time staffs.
Education
Seoul National University
Master of Arts - MA, International Development, Politics, Economics, Commerce, Analytics
2003 — 2008
Handong Global University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), US and International Legal Studies
1998 — 2003
Harvard Kennedy School
Master of Public Administration, Leadership Development | Strategic Foresight | Professional Ethics | Strategy & Decisions
2011 — 2014
New York University
Doctor of Education - EdD, Business Administration, Management and Operations
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