The Moloco Powerhouse

Ikkjin Ahn co-founded Moloco in 2013 and has served continuously as the company's CEO. Under his leadership, Moloco has become a leader in AI performance advertising. With a vision to be "the scaling engine for the Internet economy," Moloco serves thousands of customers around the world including Tubi, Wayfair, Chime, Pinterest, Scopely, King, Snapchat, Musinsa, and Olive Young. The company has been profitable for 5 years, with more than 700 employees across 12 global offices.

Before co-founding Moloco in 2013, Ikkjin worked at Google, where he developed YouTube’s video profitability prediction system and served as the founding Tech Lead Manager for the Android Data team. His work on developing YouTube’s early monetization systems revealed a multi-billion-dollar opportunity to bring the power of AI and machine learning to performance advertising for the mobile app ecosystem. That insight led to the founding of Moloco with a small team of machine learning engineers.

He leads with empathy and curiosity, believing that innovation thrives when teams feel empowered to take risks and learn continuously. For Ikkjin, AI technology drives growth and prosperity for global businesses to better compete in the Internet economy.

Under his leadership, Moloco has earned recognition as a Deloitte Fast 500 company, Google Cloud Customer of the Year, one of the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies, and one of Business Insider’s Top 16 Hottest Ad Tech Companies. He was recently named by Goldman Sachs as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs at their Builders and Innovators Summit.

Ikkjin is a graduate of Seoul National University, holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied Computer Science as a graduate student at the University of California, San Diego.

With decades of machine learning and engineering team leadership at Google, and most recently at Snowflake as Machine Learning (ML) Architect, Tal Shaked provides counsel and execution to transform Moloco’s machine learning teams for the future. This includes defining the team’s culture, areas of focus and execution, coaching, and where investments in the team should be made.

Prior to Snowflake, Tal held Distinguished Engineering roles in two separate tenures at Google where he co-founded Sibyl, a machine learning platform that boasted the most deployed production models, and built the teams responsible for Google’s machine learning platform development. Additionally while at Google, Tal co-founded TensorFlow Extended, the next generation ML platform centered around deep learning which soon had 1000+ models trained throughout the company. Tal also held a ML role at Lyft.Prior to his technical career journey, Shaked was a professional chess player and Grandmaster.  

Tal earned an MS from the University of Washington in Computer Science and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Arizona.

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DJ and Ikkjin Ahn (CEO) met as college classmates in 1997. They both attended the same grad school (UC San Diego) under the same advisor (Prof. Michael Taylor). While Ikkjin left grad school to join Google in 2008, DJ continued to earn his degree and then joined Google’s Cloud Storage team in 2012. He joined Moloco in 2015 and was promoted to CTO in 2016.

DJ manages a global team of site reliability, software and cloud engineers collectively known as Moloco’s infrastructure team. The infrastructure team is instrumental in providing a reliable, scalable, and efficient cloud service for Moloco’s suite of cloud-based services. Recognized by Google as a Customer Award Winner in the cross-industry category, Moloco’s infrastructure demonstrates business excellence and the team’s ability to overcome challenges with innovative thinking and leadership.

DJ earned a Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science and Engineering from UC San Diego and his BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Seoul National University. He published several technical papers in premier CS conferences like PLDI, OOPSLA, and CGO.

Sunil Rayan brings more than 25 years of business experience in building commercial and product operations to Moloco where his duties include overseeing all commercial functions across Moloco’s products and platforms. 

Prior to Moloco, he served as President and head of Disney+ Hotstar, where he grew the streaming business 8X to 50M+ subscribers, scaled 20+ markets internationally for Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar across India, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa, and led the launch of the next generation Hotstar streaming platform. Before joining Disney+, Sunil held leadership roles at Google for more than seven years where he headed the company’s Global Mobile App ads business and helped build Google Cloud solutions for Games. Prior to that, he was an Associate Partner at McKinsey serving technology clients across a variety of functions.

Sunil holds a degree in Computer Engineering from University of Madras, India.

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As CFO at Moloco, Brandon Maultasch oversees all financial functions including strategic finances, mergers & acquisitions, investment, and accounting. Brandon believes that sharing financial knowledge with employees provides better outcomes as employees have an opportunity to participate in creating value.

Brandon joined Moloco in 2019 after ten years of advising software and Internet companies on capital markets. He spent eight years with RBC Capital Markets where he held vice president, director and managing director roles. He worked on mergers and acquisitions, value creation and capital markets transactions across many sectors including e-commerce marketplace, social media, advertising technology, digital health, direct-to-consumer brands and on-demand mobility.

Brandon’s early interests were in the legal sector and he obtained his Doctor of Law (J.D.) from New York University of Law and his J.D./MBA in Finance, Accounting, Entertainment, Media & Technology from NYU Stern School of Business.

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Paul D’Arcy is the Chief Marketing Officer at Moloco, where he leads the global marketing team in driving brand awareness, customer engagement, and market expansion. In his role, he is responsible for shaping Moloco’s marketing strategy, strengthening its position as a leader in machine learning-driven performance advertising, and accelerating growth across its product portfolio. With more than two decades of experience, Paul has a proven track record of scaling global marketing organizations and driving transformative growth at high-growth technology companies.

Prior to joining Moloco, Paul was Chief Marketing Officer at Miro, where he led a team of 100+ marketers to establish Miro as a standard tool for modern enterprises. Under his leadership, the company added millions of users and grew revenue by 1,000%. Before Miro, Paul spent over seven years as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Indeed, where he helped scale the company from $150 million to over $4 billion in revenue and built a 400+ person global marketing team. His efforts cemented Indeed as the world’s most-used job site, serving 250 million monthly users. Earlier in his career, Paul held his first CMO role at MessageOne, a pioneer in email archiving and business continuity SaaS, which was acquired by Dell in 2008. 

Paul earned his MBA at Harvard Business School and holds a BA from Wesleyan University.

Joanne Wrenn is Moloco’s Vice President of People, where she leads a global team in driving talent acquisition, talent management, and organizational development to foster an inclusive and high-performing culture. With over two decades of experience, Joanne has consistently aligned HR strategies with business objectives to support sustainable growth, enhance employee engagement, and build a strong organizational culture.

In her prior role as Vice President of Talent Services at LinkedIn, Joanne oversaw a diverse team responsible for HR technology, workforce planning, and employee experience, leading pivotal transformations that enhanced operational efficiency and employee engagement. Her strategic leadership has been instrumental in scaling HR practices as the company grew from 2,000 to  22,000 employees during her tenure.Joanne is also an active member of the Amplify Talent community, collaborating with HR leaders to advance innovative practices on a global scale. Her experience spans various roles in IT, Operations, and Product Management across the US and EMEA, providing her with a broad perspective on organizational challenges and opportunities. 

Joanne studied French and Business Administration at Leinster Business Institute in Dublin, Ireland. Recently, she furthered her education by earning a certificate in the Women's Corporate Board Readiness Program from Santa Clara University, California. 

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David Sehyuk co-founded Moloco in 2013 after nearly seven years with Oracle. At Oracle he worked on the Cloud Computing, Nimbula and Virtualization teams. During his service with Oracle, he was involved in many machine learning and cloud computing projects. 

At Moloco, David oversees the largest, global team consisting of machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data engineers. 

David obtained his BS from Seoul National University and went on to study computer science and machine learning at Stanford. He is distinguished by being a world finalist in ACM ICPC World Finals 2004, where each year an elite group of the brightest collegiate problem solvers on the planet comes together to compete in the top tier of the International Collegiate Programming Contest. Additionally, Sehyuk was a Gold medalist at the International Olympiad in Informatics in 1998, a silver medalist in 1996 and a medalist in the National Mathematical Olympiad in 1998 and 1999.

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A seasoned legal executive, Iris Chen brings a wealth of experience in building and leading high-performing legal teams and advising companies navigating complex global matters. As General Counsel, Iris spearheads Moloco’s legal strategy, playing a pivotal role in guiding the company through its next phase of growth as it empowers businesses of all sizes to thrive through operational machine learning.

Before joining Moloco, Iris held key legal leadership roles at Airbnb and Google, bringing extensive experience in large-scale operations and innovative product development. At Airbnb, she was Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, leading a 50-member legal team to support global product development, partnerships, and operations. At Google, she spent over 14 years as Vice President of Legal, managing 100+ professionals and overseeing legal aspects of flagship businesses like ads and search. Her expertise in scaling operations and navigating the dynamic ad technology sector uniquely positions her to drive Moloco’s growth.

Iris earned a JD from Columbia Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Yale College.

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As Head of Strategy and Operations and Office of the CEO, Vip Andleigh works with Ikkjin and the Moloco leadership team on a range of strategic and operational priorities including business planning, our leadership cadence, and strategy projects across Moloco.

Vip brings a wealth of Ads experience to Moloco, including over a decade at Google where he led several Strategy and Operations teams, was a Director of Ads Strategy & Operations, Chief of Staff for the App Ads and Display Ads businesses, and founder/operating partner of Google's Ads Incubator. Vip was previously a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. 

Vip earned his MBA at The Wharton School, double majoring in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management, and graduated from U.C. Berkeley with honors (cum laude) with a double major in Economics and Political Science.

Pat Copeland is the General Manager of Moloco Commerce Media, where he leads strategic initiatives, product innovation, and customer engagement. By leveraging machine learning, analytics, and scalable cloud infrastructure, his team supports retail partners—ranging from major e-commerce platforms to emerging digital marketplaces—in optimizing their advertising strategies, enhancing customer experiences, and maximizing their monetization potential.

Pat brings 30 years of leadership across top tech companies. At Zendesk, he led global teams building AI-powered customer support tools. At Amazon, he launched and scaled Sponsored Brands into a multi-billion-dollar ad platform. He spent a decade at Google, where he played key roles in Advertising, Research, and Cloud Systems, helping earn the company IEEE’s 2013 Company of the Year and oversaw award-winning products like Google WiFi. Pat began his career at Microsoft, working on operating systems, web services, SQL Server, and Bing.

Pat holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a specialization in Machine Learning from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arizona.

Jay Trinidad menjabat sebagai Kepala Bisnis untuk Asia Pasifik dan Strategi Global di Moloco, dengan basis operasionalnya di Seoul. Dalam peran ini, ia mempelopori pembangunan tim global yang didedikasikan untuk memberikan nilai kepada pelanggan di wilayah tersebut dan mendorong ekspansi bisnis Moloco di pasar strategis.

Sebelum bergabung dengan Moloco, ia memegang posisi Head of Consumer Marketing untuk Asia Pasifik di Google dan menjabat sebagai Senior Vice President di Walt Disney. Di Google, Jay memainkan peran penting dalam pengembangan dan peluncuran produk seperti Gmail, YouTube, dan Chrome. Karirnya yang berdampak juga mencakup peran kunci di Square, Warner Bros. Discovery, dan McDonald's.

Jay kuliah di Stanford dan memperoleh gelar Ilmu Politik.

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Devin Ertel is the Chief Information Security Officer at Moloco, where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s global information security strategy and operations. He leads initiatives to safeguard Moloco’s digital assets, customer data, and technology infrastructure, ensuring the highest standards of security, privacy, and compliance across all business functions.

With over 20 years of information security experience, Devin is a sought-after security executive. Prior to joining Moloco, Devin was Chief Information Security Officer at Menlo Security, a cloud security platform and BlackHawk Network, a global multi-billion-dollar FinTech leader in the payments industry. Throughout his career Devin has held various senior security positions including at Guidebook, Mandiant, Federal Reserve System, RedTeam Security, and Target. 

Devin holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Francesco Renzo joined Moloco in June 2022 as the Vice President of Go To Market, supporting sales and driving global growth strategies.

Previously, Francesco worked at Google on Revenue Analytics, building and growing the apps sales team in the US, and driving the Channel Partner Strategy and Operations. Earlier in his career, he worked at McKinsey in Milan, Shanghai CN, and Boston, focusing on Marketing and Sales for B2B.

Francesco grew up in a small town near Naples, obtaining his Master’s degree in Finance in Milan. Outside of work, Francesco spends time with his family and enjoys being an avid motorcycle rider.

Shailesh Murali joined Moloco in early 2022 as VP of Strategic Finance.  With over two decades of experience in various finance leadership roles, including mergers & acquisitions and investor relations, Shailesh helps drive the next stage of Moloco's growth. He is responsible for overseeing, planning, and directing the company’s path to achieving consistent, predictable, long-term financial growth. Working closely with the company's leadership, business and product teams, Shailesh looks to invest organically and inorganically as well as develop and execute Moloco’s longer-term financial and partner strategy.

Most recently, Shailesh was the Head of Corporate Development and served as the Head of Investor Relations at DXC Technology.  He previously served as Managing Director and Head of Software Investment Banking at the Royal Bank of Canada.  Prior to that, he worked at Barclays, Lehman Brothers and Nortel Networks.

Shailesh grew up in India and graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS, Pilani).  He got his MBA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  He currently lives in Bellevue with his wife and daughter and enjoys reading, solving cryptic crosswords and playing the tabla.  

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Jean-Luc Nahon is the head of Product for Moloco Ads where he leads the vision, strategy, and execution for the company’s advertising platform. He is responsible for driving product innovation, scaling the platform to meet the needs of performance marketers globally, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver measurable value to Moloco’s customers.

Jean-Luc brings over 20 years of experience in product management, engineering, ML/AI, and data science, with a strong track record of innovation, team building, and delivering impactful product strategies. He spent nearly 15 years at Amazon in senior leadership roles, primarily within Amazon Advertising, where he led cross-functional teams across Sponsored Ads, Brand Stores, Books Advertising, Advertiser Experience, and Creative Tech. 

Jean-Luc started his career as a software developer after obtaining his Masters in Computer Science from École Centrale de Marseille and holds an MBA from INSEAD in France.

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As Head of Global Business for Moloco Commerce Media, Ned focuses on building Moloco's retail media business and collaborating with customers to scale their ad revenue. He is responsible for global growth, overseeing teams focused on business development, customer experience, strategy, and operations.

Over his 12-year career at Criteo, Ned built and led commercial teams focused on helping clients achieve measurable growth. As Managing Director, Growth US, and previously VP of North America Sales, he expanded Criteo’s client portfolio beyond e-commerce into retail, finance, automotive, and more—partnering with brands such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Puma, Foot Locker, and Booking.com. He led a $500M+ existing business and a $70M+ new business team, always with a focus on driving customer value. Ned has spent his career creating performance-driven solutions that meet market needs.

Ned holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University, where he was a member of the Men's tennis team. After his time at Duke he spent two years playing professional tennis all over the world.

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Ben Jeger brings more than 15 years of business experience in building new markets and customer facing teams to Moloco where his duties include heading up the sales and growth management teams in the EMEA region.

Prior to Moloco, he served as Managing Director, Central Europe for AppsFlyer, where his team grew the business by more than 300x in 6.5 years to an 8-figure-SaaS-ARR across 20 countries. His responsibilities included Sales, Customer Success, Marketing and Partnerships. Before joining AppsFlyer, Jeger held leadership roles at Fyber for more than 4 years where he headed up EMEA’s client services teams.

Ben received his BSc. and postgraduate certificate from Manchester Business School in Management and lives with his wife and two sons in Berlin.

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Beth Berger joined Moloco in 2024 as Vice President of the Americas Ads Business at Moloco. In this role, she oversees strategic initiatives and growth for the core advertising business. She brings extensive experience in reshaping brands and building commercial models for high-growth tech companies. 

Previously, Beth served as VP & GM at Bumble, Inc., spearheading the revitalization efforts for Bumble BFF, including the global launch of the new standalone app which won Google Play's “User Choice App of the Year: Best for Fun” in 2023. Prior to Bumble, Beth served as CEO at Exym, LLC., a behavioral health software solution for clinics serving low-income children and adolescents, taking the business through a successful merger with KCare (part of Radicle Health) in 2021. Beth has also held leadership positions at Google in the global business organization, including as Global Product Lead for the mobile app ads suite where she launched Google’s first fully machine-learning-driven app install solution.

Based in San Francisco, Beth holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in International Relations from Brown University.

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Sid Jhawar is a passionate operator with an exciting journey, which has taken him to very diverse industries and countries. Before joining Moloco to set up the India business, he had built and scaled the Intercity food delivery business of the Indian food delivery platform Zomato. 

He has previously worked in the Government of India as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Finance Minister. Sid has been a banker at Deutsche Bank and a management consultant at Bain & Co, where he specialized in financial services in South-East Asia. He has also driven strategic business initiatives for Disney’s APAC team and the Indian streaming app Hotstar.

Sid has a Bachelors and Masters in Technology from IIT Delhi, a CFA charter, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He stays in Gurgaon (India) with his wife. Sid is an avid traveler, a passionate foodie, and has done stand-up comedy shows!

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Jaekyun Ahn, the Country Manager of Moloco in South Korea, is leading the domestic business growth of Moloco's core business, DSP. Jaekyun is a seasoned tech veteran with years of experience in technology and management consulting. He possesses extensive expertise in various areas, including product development, growth acceleration, business innovation, fundraising, market strategy, and organizational management. His broad experience includes the successful execution of various mobile app-related projects.

Before joining Moloco, Jaekyun served as the Product Lead at Toss, driving substantial growth in user acquisition and retention. At Google, he played a pivotal role as a founding member of the Mobile App Advertising team, successfully establishing and guiding the business and organization through phases of inception, growth, and stabilization. Additionally, he has held key positions at leading companies such as Naver and BCG.

Based in Seoul, JaeKyun received his BA in business administration from Seoul National University.

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Xiaoxiao Zhu is the esteemed General Manager at Moloco, leading the Greater China team across multiple operational spheres including sales, product development, communications, and business expansion. As a venerated senior leader, Xiaoxiao brings over a decade of profound expertise in fostering business growth and pioneering mobile app marketing strategies. Her commitment to penetrating the local market, elevating the return on investment for digital initiatives, and catalyzing business development have become cornerstones of her professional ethos.

Prior to her tenure at Moloco, Xiaoxiao held prominent leadership positions within the sales and customer management divisions of Google's Greater China operations for an impressive duration exceeding 12 years. In her capacity as the head of the Appdev team at Google, she was instrumental in orchestrating digital export strategies and creating app marketing solutions tailored to the needs of Chinese app developers.

Operating out of Beijing, Xiaoxiao's extensive experience and strategic approach have greatly benefitted the companies she has served, making her an invaluable leader in the digital landscape of the region.

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Takeshi Ariki is the Head of Moloco Ads where he leads the growth and adoption of Moloco Ads in Japan. He is responsible for driving the platform’s impact across the region, helping app businesses scale through Moloco’s machine learning–powered advertising solution. With deep expertise in mobile advertising, digital transformation, and data-driven growth, Takeshi focuses on helping companies unlock smarter user acquisition and monetization strategies in Japan’s rapidly evolving app economy. His forward-looking approach and understanding of market trends position him at the forefront of Moloco’s expansion in one of the world’s most dynamic mobile markets.

Takeshi has over 25 years of experience in the online technology industry, with a career spanning engineering, digital marketing, and product strategy. Before joining Moloco, he spent more than a decade at Google Japan, where he led the App Solutions team and helped drive adoption of key technologies like App Campaigns and Firebase—playing a major role in shaping Japan’s app ecosystem. Throughout his time at Google, he supported the growth of over 100 companies through data-driven strategies. In 2024, he became Japan General Manager of Mistplay, leading the startup’s go-to-market efforts in the region.

Takeshi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the Faculty of Economics at Seikei University in Japan. 

William Melzer, joined Moloco as the Vice President of Sales, EMEA. Boasting a comprehensive ad-tech background cultivated through pivotal roles at Singular Labs and ironSource. Will has played a key role in steering sales growth and expanding Moloco's presence across the EMEA region.

Prior to his current position, Will served as the UK Country Director and UK Country Manager at Moloco, demonstrating strategic leadership in the UK market. His journey in the ad-tech realm began at ironSource, where he excelled as the User Acquisition Director for Europe. 

Armed with a Master's degree in Global Political Economy from the University of Sussex, Will combines academic insights with practical experience to drive Moloco's success in the evolving ad-tech landscape.

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Clara Copeland is a seasoned seller with 13 years of experience in the ad tech/mar tech industry and a track record of closing strategic $M ARR deals. Currently, Clara leads the New Business, Agency and Implementation team, overseeing new client activation and onboarding.

She spent the last 7 years selling SaaS at AppsFlyer with a focus on opening up new markets and scaling the regional sales teams in Central Europe and LATAM, leading both NBS and Growth. Prior to AppsFlyer, Clara has spent several years at Fyber where she was responsible for strategic partnerships and sold the first mediation SDK as part of the North American SSP team.

Clara earned her BS in Business Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany before starting her career in Silicon Valley.

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Nopparat Yokubon is the country lead for Moloco Ads in Southeast Asia and Australia New Zealand based out of Singapore. 

Prior to Moloco, she spent a little over 16 years playing a critical role in launching and scaling AdSense / AdMob monetization business and App Ads business for Google in Southeast and Australia New Zealand region, capturing two technology shifts opportunities from online to mobile app. 

With Sell Side Monetization Business, Nopparat led the launch of contextually targeted ads for Southeast Asian languages, expansion of content publishers and developers network and enabling them to make a living from making content that they love. She later started the AppDev Sales team and scaled the App Ads business in Southeast Asia, Pakistan, and Australia New Zealand enabling a hockey stick growth while contributing to building out the developer ecosystem. 

Prior to Google, she worked at Exxonmobil Thailand. She has an Arts bachelor degree from Chulalongkorn University and has a double master degree in Marketing and Management from College of Management Mahidol University and University of Technology Sydney. 

Hyun Chai Lee is currently responsible for leading the 'Scaled Growth Enablement' team at Moloco, where he facilitates the achievement of scalable growth within the organization's business operations. Prior to this role, Hyun Chai was instrumental in establishing Moloco's South East Asia business and served as the leader of the Korea and APAC DSP business teams for a period of four years.

Hyun Chai brings a wealth of experience to his role, having worked in various capacities for prominent technology companies such as Google and Meta, where he gained exposure to both the supply and demand sides of advertising businesses in Korea, Singapore, and Ireland. Additionally, he previously served as a Product Manager at SK Telecom, the leading mobile telecommunications company in Korea.

Hyun Chai holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Yonsei University, with a minor in Business Administration.

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