Dr. Ahn is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Chung-Ang University. He served several academic and public posts such as the President of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Chair of the APEC Economic Committee, Chair of Board, Choheung Bank, consultant to the World Bank, UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor to the Economic Planning Unit of Malaysia to design Malaysia\'s industrial master plan, President of several academic societies in Korea including the Korea International Economics Association and Korean Association of Trade and Industry Studies. He was also a visiting professor to the Economic Research Institute of Kyoto University, Co-Chair of the Korea-India Strategic Dialogue (2012-2021), Chairman of Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership to induce voluntary collaborations between Korea’s big businesses and SMEs, and also Chairman of the Board, Korea Electric Power Corporation. He also served as presidentially appointed Foreign Investment Ombudsman, responsible for resolving grievances raised by multinational enterprises while doing their businesses in Korea, and Chairman of the Presidential Regulatory Reform Committee. Dr. Ahn’s honors include the Economist of the Year Award from the Maeil Business Daily Newspaper in Korea, the Okita Policy Research Award by the National Institute for Research Advancement, prime minister’s office in Japan. He has published extensively on East Asian development models and integration issues. His most recent book, South Korea and Foreign Direct Investment: Policy Dynamics and the Aftercare Ombudsman (Routledge) is coming soon.