Speaker
Spencer KIM
Affliation
Pacific Century Institute
Title
Co-Founder
Session

Biography

Spencer H. Kim is Chairman and CEO of CBOL Corporation, a global manufacturing and distribution company for aerospace products, and Chairman of Celltron, Inc., a manufacturer of aerospace and industrial wiring harnesses. His past business interests include the construction, aluminum, and food production industries. Mr. Kim is a co-founder of the Pacific Century Institute, a non-profit foundation dedicated to building bridges of understanding among the peoples of the Pacific Rim. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Board of Directors of the International Student Conferences, and the Advisory Councils of the Korea Economic Institute, Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College, and Harvard University Asia Center. He is also a trustee at the Claremont School of Theology Mr. Kim was appointed by the President to represent the United States on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s Business Advisory Council from 2006 to 2008 and served on the board of The Korea Society from 1999 to 2012. He chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Korea in 2011 and was a resident fellow at Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation 2012-13.