Dongsoo Kim

Founding Member and Board Member

Dongsoo Kim is the Director of the ESG Research Institute at Kim & Chang, South Korea’s premier law firm. Prior to joining Kim & Chang, he led the Sustainability Management Center at the Korea Productivity Center (KPC). His long-term work in sustainability consulting enabled many globally renowned companies as well as public institutions in Korea to advance their sustainability management and reporting. In 2009, Dongsoo developed the successful Dow Jones Sustainability Korea Index through partnerships with Dow Jones Indexes and SAM. He is a recognized expert in sustainability assessment & ratings, stakeholder research, materiality analysis, and the development of sustainability guidelines, standards, and policies. Dongsoo was born and raised in South Korea and holds an MBA from Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Business. He currently resides in Seoul and is an avid cyclist and hiker.