Chang Ho Kwag Managing Director POSRI Seoul

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Dr. Chang Ho Kwag received a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Texas at Austin in 1991. In 1994, he joined the POSCO research institute (POSRI) as a research fellow.

Dr. Kwag worked for the Korean government as the counselor for the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea in the year 2000, and also advised the Korea Fair Trade Commission from 2001 to 2003.

Now, as Managing Director of POSRI, Dr. Kwag is doing in depth research on the global steel industry, and FDI environments in major countries, including China and India. He is also deeply involved in mapping POSCO Global Strategy.

He has published several papers in renowned international journals and each year participates as speaker in 4-5 international conferences on steel and steel making raw materials.