#  Executive Committee 

 



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The Executive Committee is the governing body of the Harvard Korea Institute, composed of distinguished experts on Korea from the Harvard Faculty.

 

 



  [### Nicholas Harkness 

 ](http://scholar.harvard.edu/harkness/home) <harkness@fas.harvard.edu>Modern Korean Economy and Society Professor of Anthropology

Director, Korea Institute, Harvard University

 

 

 

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   [### Chan Yong Bu

 ](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/chan-yong-bu) <cbu@fas.harvard.edu>Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Harvard University

 

 

 

      ![Chan Yong Bu](/sites/g/files/omnuum10896/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-06/bu_chanyong.jpg?itok=kd2gXwkP) 

 

 

 

   [### Hojung Joo

 ](https://www.gov.harvard.edu/directory/hojung-joo/) <hjoo@fas.harvard.edu>Assistant Professor of Government

Harvard University

 

 

 

      ![Hojung Joo](/sites/g/files/omnuum10896/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-06/Hojung-Joo-headshot-new-768x768.jpg?itok=LPtvDXEU) 

 

 

 

   [### Sun Joo Kim

 ](http://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/sun-joo-kim) <sjkim@fas.harvard.edu>Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History

Harvard University

 

 

 

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   [### Hi-Sun Kim

 ](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/hi-sun-kim) <hisun@fas.harvard.edu>Senior Preceptor in Korean

Director of the Korean Language Program, Harvard University

 

 

 

      ![Hi-Sun Kim](/sites/g/files/omnuum10896/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/koreainstitute/files/hi-sun_kim.png?itok=2MBrmUGa) 

 

 

 

   [### Si Nae Park

 ](http://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/si-nae-park) <sinaepark@fas.harvard.edu>Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Harvard University

 

 

 

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