Dr. Suk-jae Kwon is currently a Principal Research Scientist at the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology. Previously, he held the role of Director of the International Cooperation Department of the same institution. 

He has more than 19 years of experience in economic evaluation of marine environmental and natural resources, marine disaster assessment, and integrated coastal zone management. 

He received his Ph.D in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island in the United States, and completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics at the Sungyunkwan University in the Republic of Korea.