Yoo Jaehoon

Yoo Jaehoon is the Director-General and the Controller of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Yoo has a BA in economics and an MA in public administration from Seoul National University, and an MA (DEA) in international economics at Sciences Po. He graduated from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in France. He obtained a PhD in economics from Kyonggi University in 2011.

During his 30-year career in public service, he worked on a variety of projects related to capital market development, financial policy, and international aid for developing countries.

From 1997 to 2000, Yoo worked as an economist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila. HE served as a senior securities market specialist at the World Bank and International Finance Corporation between 2005 and 2008. Yoo was the president of the Sciences Po de Paris Korean Alumni Association.

He worked as Spokesperson for the Financial Services Commission from 2008 to 2009. He worked as s Director General of the Treasury Bureau at the Ministry of Strategy and Financefrom December 2009 to March 2011,. He served as Commissioner of the Securities and Futures Commission from April 2012. He served as Chairman and CEO of Korea Securities Depository from November 2013 to October 2016.

Yoo is Director General and Controller of AIIB.

Yoo's publications include The Korean Bond Market: The Next Frontiers (2008) and Development Strategy for China Capital Market (2008). He published the papers "Financing Innovation: How to Build an Efficient Exchange for Small Firms" (2008), "Study on the Financial Characteristics and Financing Patterns of Innovative Firms" (2011) and "Creating an Artificial Sun" (2016).