Author

The author is a Korea expert and advises corporate world and government agencies on North and South Korea. Former professor with a Ph.D. from Seoul National University, he speaks Korean fluently and has lived in South Korea for around a decade and a half. His major areas of specialization include security and political risk, business-government relationship, political economy of Korean business, Asian emerging markets and paradigm shift in the global economy.

He is an experienced public speaker and facilitator at corporate and academic events, and has published and presented several papers on his areas of interests. He has regularly appeared as presenter and analyst in TV and radio programs in Korea and India.

Currently, he is based in the Netherlands and works as a business advisor and guest lecturer on business economics, security and business management in Korea and Asia. He can be contacted at xanzai (at) yahoo.com