Honor Club
Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi, Chairman of Elsevier
Donation for Overseas Volunteer Activity Support Fund
Educational Background
- 2015, Ph.D., Literature, Honoris Causa, Sejong University
- 1984, M.B.A., Finance, Columbia Business School, Columbia University
- 1982, A.B., cum laude, Economics, Princeton University
Work Experience
- 2009 - Present Director of Corporate Affairs, RELX Group
- 2011 - Present Chairman, Elsevier
- 2017 - Present Board of Directors, Maropost Inc. (Toronto, Canada)
- 2017 - Present Board of Directors, Ingram Industries Inc. (Nashville, Tennessee)
- 2009 - 2011 CEO, Elsevier Science & Technology
- 2005 - 2011 Vice Chairman, Elsevier
- 2002 - 2005 Chairman, Random House Asia
- 2001 - 2002 President & COO, Random House
- 1996 - 2000 Chairman, President & Co-Founder, Lightning Source
- 1996 - 2000 President & COO, Ingram Book Group
- 1995 - 1996 Managing Director, Ingram Micro Asia Pacific
- 1993 - 1995 Operations Director, Ingram Micro Europe
- 1992 - 1994 Managing Director, Ingram Micro Belgium
- 1992 - 1994 Managing Director, Ingram Micro France
- 1990 - 1992 Executive Director of Private Banking, American Express Bank Southeast Asia
- 1989 - 1990 Interim President, American Express Bank France
- 1988 - 1990 Vice President, American Express Bank UK
- 1986 - 1988 Deputy Managing Director, International Capital Corporation, American Express Bank
- 1984 - 1986 Chief of Staff to the President, American Express Bank