Joh Sung-wook

Joh Sung-wook (Korean: 조성욱; Hanja: 趙成旭; born 1964) is a professor of finance at Seoul National University Business School[1] with expertise in competition policy and corporate governance currently serving as the chairperson of Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) under President Moon Jae-in from 2019.

[3] Joh started her teaching career at State University of New York at Albany as its assistant professor of economics from 1994 to 1997.

[3] She received the title of being the first female faculty member again in 2005 when she transferred to Seoul National University Business School as its associate professor of finance.

From 1997 to 2003 she advised government on its Chaebol policies as the research fellow at Korea Development Institute where she worked with now-senior opposition figure, Yoo Seong-min.

[4] Joh and the head of Financial Services Commission who both serve with the fixed term of three years have expressed their intentions to resign upon the inauguration of the new administration following the customs of their predecessors.