Kang Ho-jin graduated from Seoul National University and received a master’s degree from Seoul National University Graduate School. He worked as a senior researcher at Lotte R&D Center and also worked on research and development of dairy products at Purmil Corporation. Since 2008, he has worked as a Senior Agricultural Officer at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and acted as a bridge between the Netherlands and Korea. He has formed a partnership between the Netherlands and South Korea and supported business matchmaking for the two countries.