• CEO of i-Scream Media
    Heo Ju-hwan

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    Last Updated on Jul 18, 2025

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Life Summary
Heo Ju-hwan is the CEO of i-Scream Media Corporation, an edtech company.

He was born on May 9, 1968.

He graduated from Seoul National University of Education with a degree in elementary education.

He began his career as an elementary school teacher, working at Yangdong Elementary School and Wooshin Elementary School, before joining Yahoo Korea in 2000.

At Yahoo Korea, he served as Head of the Content & Community Division, then moved to Daum Communications, where he was Head of the Digital Content Division. He later worked at Kakao as Head of the UGC Division.

In 2017, he joined i-Scream Media as Head of the Training Business Division and was appointed CEO in 2021.

He led the development of "i-Scream S," the first digital education platform in Korea, which is now used in over 93% of elementary school classrooms nationwide.

He is currently focused on expanding the company’s reach by strengthening its platform foundation.

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