Jinsuk Choi

Head of Sustainable Investment Team - Korea Investment Corporation

Jinsuk Choi is the Head of Sustainable Investment Team of KIC, Korean Sovereign Wealth Fund. Since 2016, he has led for the development of the sustainable investment of KIC, managing sustainable programs with ESG integration, and engaging the stewardship activities.

He was one of the initiative members in issuing the sovereign green & sustainable Bond, which was issued globally by the Korean government for the first time in the world and is also in charge of ESG strategic funds of KIC through the global equity portfolio.

He is an expert member at the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, being charge of the overseas reduction part, and members of government-related committees related to financial investment in the climate and environment area. He also participates as a speaker at global conferences held by global institutions including to the UN EP, IFC, ICGN, PEI, etc.

Mr. Choi is teaching at educational institutions including the business school of Seoul National University, the Korean Venture Capital Association, the ESG Academy of UN Global Compact Korea, etc. He won the Bank of Korea President's Award in 2017 and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance’s Award in 2021. He is co-author of ‘Era of ESG Investing’ published in 2021. This book was awarded for the academic book category of '2022 Sejong Books'.

He holds a bachelor’s degree with Cum Laude from Sogang University. He has an MBA in Finance and is on a Ph.D. program in International Management from the Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University.