Kim Chul-ju is the president of the Korea Life Insurance Association.
He supports life insurance companies in exploring new markets such as healthcare and long-term care businesses.
He is promoting product development and system improvements to secure differentiated competitiveness for life insurance in the pension and third-party insurance markets.
He was born on November 23, 1963, in Daegu.
He graduated from Daegu Cheonggu High School and Seoul National University with a degree in economics.
He earned a master's degree in finance from Georgia State University in the United States.
After passing the 29th Administrative Examination, he served as the Director of the Economic Policy Bureau in the Ministry of Finance and Economy, followed by positions such as Director of the Public Policy Bureau, Director of the Economic Policy Bureau, and Chief of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance. He also worked as the Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs in the Presidential Office.
He later served as the Deputy Director of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) before taking on the role of Chairman of the Financial Creditors' Adjustment Committee in 2021.
He has built expertise in economic policy and international finance over more than 30 years of public service.
He is highly regarded for his international perspective and broad outlook.