Cheol Hee Park, Ph.D. at Columbia University, is dean and professor at the Graduate school of International Studies (GSIS) at Seoul National University. At the GSIS, he teaches Japanese politics, Korea-Japan relations, and international relations in East Asia. Before joining a faculty at Seoul National University, he was an assistant professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Japan and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS). He also served as a visiting professor at Columbia University, Keio University and Kobe University. He is an executive secretary of Korea-Japan Forum and a member of Seoul forum for International Affairs. He is a board member of East Asia Foundation, Sejong Institute, and Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He is also serving as a policy adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is a columnist at Tokyo Shimbun. He received the First Nakasone Yasuhiro Award in 2005 in recognition of academic activities and practical contribution to the friendly ties between South Korea and Japan.


박철희(콜럼비아대학교 정치학박사)는 서울대학교 국제대학원 원장이자 교수이다. 서울대 국제대학원에서 일본 정치, 한일관계, 동아시아 국제관계를 가르치고 있다. 박철희는 일본 정책연구대학원(GRIPS) 및 외교안보연구소(IFANS) 조교수를 역임했으며, 콜럼비아대학교, 게이오대학교, 고베대학교에서 객원 교수를 지냈다. 박 교수는 한일포럼 대표간사, 서울국제포럼 멤버, 외교부 정책자문 및 동아시아재단, 세종연구소, 아산정책연구원의 이사를 맡고 있고, 도쿄신문에 기고하고 있다. 2005년 한일 간 학술활동 및 우호관계 증진에 대한 실질적인 기여를 인정받아 제1회 나카소네 야스히로상을 수상한 바 있다.