HyeKyung Lee

Dr. HyeKyung Lee is a Professor of the Department of Social Welfare, Yonsei University in Korea and is the President of the Korean Social Security Association. Currently, he is the Director of the Center for Social Welfare Research and the Kayang-4 Community Welfare Center, both under the Yonsei University; and Vice Chair of the Expert Committee for National Pension Fund Management. Dr. Lee has written numerous papers and articles focusing on social security and welfare, including: Social Security in South Korea: Programs and Policy Issues, presented at the seminar Social Security Systems in Asian Countries: A Comparison of Problems and Perspectives (China); The State of Social Welfare in Korea; A Study on the State Protection Policy for the Elderly in Korea, included in Proceedings: The 9th Asian-Pacific Cultural Scholars' Convention; and Accessibility Issues in Social Security Policy for the Korea Institute for Social Information and Research. He has a Ph.D. degree from the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.

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