Jongtae Choi has worked in government and academic circles, focusing on economy and employment issues for the Republic of Korea for 35 years. In 2005, he served as a member of the Board of Directors for Work Together Foundation, appointed the year after as chairman for the Institute of Policy and Strategy Research in the Work Together Foundation. The WT Foundation’s mission is to create jobs offering support to social enterprises and social entrepreneurs.
Dr. Choi also successfully completed a term as chairman of the Economic and Social Development Commission in 2013, which is a social body that facilitates consultation on opportunities and issues around labour, industrial, economic and social policies. He has also been a practising professor at Seoul National University for 30 years, teaching Business Administration.