Mr. James Kim is the Chairman and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM Korea). He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Mirae Asset Global Investments and as an Independent Director of the publicly listed Hyundai Mobis. Prior to leading AMCHAM, Mr. Kim served as Chairman and CEO of General Motors (GM) Korea, where he was responsible for overall operations, overseeing 17,000 employees across sales, manufacturing, distribution, and design in Korea. Mr. Kim also had oversight responsibilities for GM’s joint venture operations in Uzbekistan. His previous roles include Country Manager and CEO at Microsoft Korea, as CEO of Yahoo! Korea, and Asia Regional Vice President of Overture. As a Korean-American, he is passionate about promoting commercial interests between the United States and Korea and frequently appears in major Korean and global media as an expert on U.S.-Korea dynamics. Mr. Kim holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA from Harvard University.