Seungwan Kim

Seungwan is Executive Director of NEXT Group. He is known for his expertise in electricity system designs for zero-carbon energy transitions in Korea. He actively participates in forming Korea’s energy transition policy directions, serving as member of Hydrogen Economy Council under the Prime Minister Office and Carbon Neutrality Commission, a presidential body responsible for establishing policies for moving toward a carbon-neutral society. He is also a professor in electrical engineering at Chungnam National University.

Companies

• Commission Member Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality (2021)
• Non Executive Director (Board Member) Korea Energy Agency(한국에너지공단) (2020)
• Executive Director NEXT Group (Non-profit Energy Policy Thinktank) (2020)
• Council Member Hydrogen Economy Council (under the office of prime minister) (2020)
• Assistant Professor Chungnam National University (2018)
• Founder ENEG Inc (2018)
• Member of Expert Committee National Council on Climate Change and Air Quality (the presidential advisory body) (2019 — 2021)
• Postdoctoral Researcher Cambridge Judge Business School (2018 — 2018)
• Researcher, Ph.D Candidate Electric Power Network Economics Lab. (2012 — 2018)

Education

• Ph.D. in Power System Economics 서울대학교 / Seoul National University (2012 — 2017)
• Bachelor's degree 서울대학교 (Seoul National University) (2008 — 2012)