Staff

Juhern Kim

Mr. Juhern Kim is the GGGI Country Representative to Vietnam. As a seasoned manager in climate and development space, his primary roles include advising green growth policy development, originating impactful climate projects, and mobilizing finance for their implementation. He also has a special focus area of incubating and accelerating green tech entrepreneurs. 

Previously, he has been serving several roles in emerging economies, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Cambodia, and most recently in the Philippines, where he led projects across several thematic areas including circular economy, renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate resilient agriculture, and sustainable forest management.  He also worked with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), and Corporation 2020 initiative, where he learned both public and private, and policy and industry perspectives on greening economic sectors.  

Mr. Kim received an Executive Education from Yale School of Management, and held a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs and Policy from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies. He was trained at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor’s Dual Degree in English Literature and Business Administration, and was certified by the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, via the International Environment Expert Training Program.