Resume

Name Yeon Cheon Oh Birth Date February 7, 1951

Office: 02-880-5001
Contact Number Fax: 02-889-7515 Nationality Korean
e-mail: ycoh@snu.ac.kr
Present Position President of Seoul National University

Education

1974 B.A. in Political Science, Seoul National University

1977 - 1982 M.P.A. & Ph.D. in Public Administration, NYU
(Areas of research include Political Economy, Public Finance
and Public Enterprises)

Major Academic Activities

2010 – 2014 President of Seoul National University(SNU)

Chairman, Board of Trustees, SNU
Chairman, Board of Trustees, SNU Hospital System
2000 - 2004 Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU

1991 - 1992 Visiting Professor at University of Berlin, Germany

1999 Consultant, for the field of Privatization, the World Bank

1983 - 2010 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor

at Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU

1982 - 1983 Chief researcher of Korea Economic Research Institute

Government and Civil Service

2007 - 2009 Chairman, Industry Development Advisory Committee,

Ministry of Knowledge & Economics

2005 - 2009 Chairman & Board member, Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial
Technology, Ministry of Knowledge & Economics

Chairman, Information and Communication Policy Review Committee,

2003 - 2007
Ministry of Information and Communication

2000 - 2006 Chairman, Korea Congressional Development Foundation,

the National Assembly
 2001 - 2003 Chairman, the Public Enterprise Evaluation Task Force,
Ministry of Planning and Finance

1998 - 1999 Committee member, Planning and Budget Board

Social Service

2008 - 2010 Chairman, Board of Korea Biotech R&D Group

2009 - Present Chairman, Board of Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation
2007 President, Korea Academic Association of Public Choice
1997 President, Korea Taxation Association

Advisory Activities at SNU

2005 - 2010 Member of SNU Hospital Promotion Board

2009 - 2010 Director of SNU Special Finance Planning Committee
2008 - 2009 Director of SNU Autonomy Proposal Finance Part
2006 - 2009 SNU Faculty Senate, Chief of Financial Committee
2005 - 2006 Vice President of SNU Faculty Council
2003 - 2006 Advisor for Foundation of SNU - Industry Collaboration
2003 – 2004 Coordination Member at Operations Subcommittee of
SNU Deans Meeting
1995 - 1999 Member of SNU Planning Committee and SNU Finance Committee

Books

2009 Strong Market and Responsible Government, Olive M&B

1996 Prospect for Fiscal Policy and Directions for Property Tax,
JipMoonDang
1992 A Theory of Korean Taxation, PakYoungSa
1989 A Theory of Korean Local Public Finance, PakYoungSa
1989 Fiscal Policy and Economic Well–beings (co-eds), PakYoungSa

Awards

June 14, 2005 Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes)

(For the contribution to the Development of Information and
Powerful Country of IT)
October 15, 2003 Award for 20 years of continuous service at SNU