Younmi Kim

Younmi Kim is a summer research assistant for the Korea Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and an MPA/ID student at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to joining HKS, Younmi worked for the Ministry of Economy and Finance in South Korea, where she worked in various policy areas including international development, economic cooperation, and domestic industry policy. Based on her experience in inter-Korean economic cooperation, Younmi is interested in researching the current situation on the Korean Peninsula and the future economic development of North Korea. She speaks Korean as her native language, fluent English, and intermediate German. Younmi holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration and public administration from Korea University.