Yong is an Associate Professor at Seoul National University (“SNU”), School of Law, where he also served as Associate Dean of Student Affairs until 2020. He is also the Director of the Center for Law and Economics at SNU and leads its AI lab (SNU Artificial Intelligence Policy Initiative, “SAPI”). SAPI is one of the labs currently spearheading a project at SNU’s Center for Trustworthy AI to establish normative and technical standards for AI. His areas of specialty include antitrust, consumer protection, and tech law & policy. Yong graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law, and obtained his S.J.D. at Harvard Law School. Prior to joining academia, Yong practiced law at Kim & Chang in Seoul, Korea. Yong was a Bok International Professor at Penn Carey Law in 2023.