Choelsoon
Park

Professor Choelsoon Park is Emeritus Professor at Seoul National University (SNU) Business School (Seoul, Korea), honorary professor at Shizenkan University (Tokyo, Japan) and visiting professor at IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain). As Chairman of CEO Academy Association in Korea, he also cultivates the humanistic managers who are respected in the Korean Society. Professor Park also serves as Chairman of the Financial Innovation Division, Financial Development Review Committee at Financial Services Commission, and as outside-directors and advisory professors at major Korean companies.

After receiving Ph.D. from Columbia Business School, Professor Park joined London Business School as an assistant professor. Since 1996, he had taught at Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration, SNU for 27 years. Professor Park also served as Vice Dean (2005-2007) and as the 18th and 19th Dean (2017-2020) of SNU Business School.

Professor Park has published a number of articles at world-class journals, including Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, LRP: long range planning, Journal of World Business, and Corporate Governance: An International Review. In 1996, his paper was awarded as the “Best Article in the Academy of Management Journal for the year 1994. Professor Park also published books including “World-class Korean firms” (2003) and “Strategy and a manager” (2021). Professor Park served as a director and an editorial member at top management journals, including LRP: long range planning. He served as a guest editor-in-chief of Special Issue of LRP: long range planning (2003-2007).

Professor Park also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Shinhan Bank, and as an outside director, an advisor, or a committee chair/member at the government and major Korean companies.