Jaeyoung Jin

Jaeyoung Jin is Head of Korea at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. He is responsible for leading the MIGA Korea team in growing MIGA’s guarantees business with Korean investors and delivering development impact in line with the Agency’s strategic priorities.

Mr. Jin joined the World Bank Group in 2013, working as an underwriter in the Energy and Extractive Industries section at MIGA based in Washington DC, USA. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Jin was Senior Energy Specialist at the World Bank, based in Washington DC, leading financing recovery in the energy sector in Africa. Previously, Mr. Jin had worked in various financial institutions including the Export-Import Bank of Korea, Macquarie, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Mr. Jin holds a Master of Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Seoul National University.