Dr. Keun Lee is the director of the Center for Economic Catch-up, and a professor of economics at the Seoul National University, He holds a Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He was a consultant at the World Bank, lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a research fellow at the East West Center, Hawaii. He specializes in economics of catch-up addressing such themes as firm growth, industrial policy, and innovation with focus on Korea and China.