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Asst. Prof. Francis D. Kim, Ph.D.

About

Email:     francis.ki@chula.ac.th

Country:    South Korea

Education Background:

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK
    (Coursework: M.Sc. in Financial Economics | Merton College mat.)
  • MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA
    (Samsung Lee Gun Hee Scholar)
  • B.A. in Economics (Honors & High Distinction), University of California at Berkeley, USA
  • MCIT (in progress) in Computer Science at Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Professional Experiences:

  • Founder, Tradewind Technologies, A Block71-incubated EdTech in Asia (Since 2025)
  • Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University (South Korea, Since 2020)
  • Associate Researcher, EHESS Paris (France, Since 2017)
  • Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School (USA)
  • Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Indian School of Business (India)
  • Associate Strategist, Goldman Sachs (Asia-Pacific ex Japan)
  • Navy Officer (Lieutenant JG), Navy Headquarters Intelligence Unit (South Korea)

Research / Expertise Areas:

Strategic Governance of Innovation and the Study of Institutions

Subjects I Teach:

Innovation Design & Strategy, Economic Concepts for Innovation, and Venture Capital

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