Ki-Wu Lee is an emeritus professor at Inha University Law School. He is one of the most important scholars leading the academic discourse on decentralization in Korea. Over the 30 years of his academic career, he has played a key role in researching and promoting decentralization and local autonomy with his expertise in the Constitution of Korea, local law, and institutions. He also has profound experience in the field of public governance. He served as a member of the Advisory Committee for Constitutional Reform in the National Assembly(2017). He also served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee for Decentralization for many years.