
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Oregon, College of Business, Accounting
Ph.D. Candidate (ABD), Methodist Theological University, ESG & Sustainabililty Ethics
MA University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Business, Accounting
BA Dongguk University, School of Business
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University, 2007~present
Associate Professor, School of Business, Yonsei University, 2005-2007
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 2000.8-2005.8
Sangnam Institute of Management, Advanced Financial Analyst Program, Director, 2018-present
Director, The Center for Global ESG and Business Ethics, 2015~present
Director, HD Hyundai Group, Leadership Course, 2024.
KPMG Audit Committee Institute Professor Award, 2023-2024
GS E&C Co., Ltd., Outside Director, Audit Committee Chair, 2022.3-2025.2
Hankook & Company (Hankook Tire & Technology Holding Company), Outside Director, Audit Committee Chair & Sustainability Committee Chair
Daeshin Economic Research Institute, Corporate Governance Advisor, 2021~present
Daeshin Private Equity, Advisor, 2022~present
Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, ESG Advisor, 2022-present
President, Korea Accounting Information Association, 2018.1-2018.12
President, Korea Academy of Business Ethics, 2021.1~2021.12
Chairman of the Economic Division of the Public-Private Council, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission, 2020.1~2021.12
Accounting Area Chair, School of Business, Yonsei Univ. 2017.3-2018.2
Director, MS/Ph.D. Program, School of Business, Yonsei Univ. 2014.3-2017.2
Visiting Professor, Univerisity of Washington, Seattle, 2012.9-2013.8
Lecturer, University of Oregon
Hanjin Investment & Securities Co. Ltd., Financial Analyst
Air Force Officer, Discharged as First Lieutenant, served in the Operations Command and the Planning and Management Staff Office
TEACHING INTERESTS
Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Internal Control and Auditing, Managerial Accounting, ESG & Sustainability Accounting, Accounting Information Systems
RESEARCH INTERESTS
[Research Interests] Audit Committee, Securities Act, Disclosure, Financial Accounting and Valuation, Risk Management, Internal Control, Corporate Governance, ESG, Business Ethics
[Advisory Activities]
(1) KICPA: Auditor Industry Specialization and Financial Reporting Quality, Auditor Designation System(Financial Services Commission, FSC), Audit Firm Quality Control, Internal Control for Non-profit Organizations, Effect of the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies
(2) Financial Supervisory Services (FSS is the Korean equivalent of the U.S. SEC): Effect of the Act on External Audit for Stock Companies, Consolidated Financial Statements under IFRS, Comparability under IFRS, Non-Audit Service and Auditor Independence
(3) Other Organizations: Equity Method Securities Valuation(IHQ), ESG Value Index(Shinhan Financial Group), ESG Valuation and Strategies(Kt), Corporate Governance Evalution(Huyndai Mortor Co. & Korea Telecom), Improvement of Procurement Procedures(Defense Acquisition Program Adminstration, DAPA), Inventory Valuation Methods(DAPA), Advisory on ESG and Double Materiality(Naver, Hyundae Wia, E1, KCC Glass, JYP, POSCO Future M, POSCO DX, Lotte Shopping, LS, SK Securities, Yonsei Dairy, among others)
SELECTED PUBLICATION
*** Books/Cases ***
Everything about Corporate Governance. 2018. coau. Cloudnine Publishing Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
Business Decision Making under IFRS Financial Accounting. 2023. coau. Bobmunsa Publishing Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
ESG Handbook. 2022. coau. Logistics Industry Promotion Foundation (LIPF)
Corporate Governance. 2011. SukJung Publishing Co., Seoul, Korea.
"KT&G(Korea Tabacco & Ginseng Co.) of South Korea: Analyses Concerning Privatization," with Teaching Notes. Ivey Publishing Co., Ontario, Canada.
"Selecting a Pharmaceutical Company from Northeast Asia for Investment," with Teaching Notes. Ivey Publishing Co., Ontario, Canada.
"Headquarters Overhead Cost Allocation at Korea Auto Insurance Co. Inc.," with Teaching Notes, Ivey Publishing Co., Ontario, Canada.
Lessens from IFRS Cases, 2010. coau., PwC Korea. Seoul, Korea.
*** Academic Journal Publications ***
2025~2020
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
Editorial Advisory Board Member and De-Factor Associate Editor, Managerial Auditing Journal, 2017-2021
President, Korea Academy of Business Ethics, 2021.1-2021.12
President, Korea Accounting Information Association, 2018.1-2018.12
Editor, Business Education Review, 2016.8-2017.12
Associate Editor, Korean Accounting Review, 2008-2016.6
Accounting Forum Chair, Korean Accounting Association, 2016.7-2017.6
Associate Editor, Journal of SME Finance, 2011-2012
Outstanding Teaching Award, Yonsei University, 2024.9
Outstanding Research Award, KICPA, 2022.12
Outstanding Contribution Award, Yonsei University, 2021.2
Outstanding Research Award, Yonsei University, 2018.3
Associate Editor, Yonsei Business Review, 2006-2007
Best Research Paper Award, 2017.2., Korean Academic Society of Business Administration
Outstanding Research Paper Award, 2009, Emerald Literati Network, United Kingdom
Best Research Paper Award, 2002, Accounting Information Systems Conference, Colorado, USA.
International and domestic academic conference presentations: more than 60 times including the following:
2024.01. American Accounting Association, International Accounting Section Conference, Atlanta, GA.
CEO Overconfidence and Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance: Evidence from Santions
2024.01. American Accounting Association, Managerial Accounting Section Conference, Orlando, FL.
Does CEO Narcissism Exploit Compensation Schemes?
2020.01. American Accounting Association, AIS/IA Section Conference, Orlando, FL.
Association between Human Resource Investment in IT Internal Control and Investment Efficiency
2018.08. American Accounting Association, Annual Meeting, Washington DC.
a. Integrity in Financial and Non-Financial Performance
b. CEO Pay Disparity, CEO Characteristics and Firm Value
2018.01. American Accounting Association, International Accounting Conference, Long Beach, CA.
a. Internal Audit and Corporate Governance Characteristics
b. Audit Effort by Different Engagement Input and Earnings Management
Newspaper article: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/bizfocus/2011/09/342_95395.html
Referee for Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Corporate Governance: International Review, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, Managerial Auditing Journal, International Journal of Auditing, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Accounting & Finance, Emerging Market Finance & Trade, Applied Financial Economics, Korean Accounting Review, Accounting Information Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, etc.