Chairman of The Hulbert Memorial Society
Former Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase

In 1999, during his tenure as Managing Director and Country Manager of Chase Manhattan Bank, Korea—a predecessor of JPMorgan Chase—DongJin Kim, along with esteemed colleagues, founded The Hulbert Memorial Society. Under his visionary leadership, the Society has spearheaded numerous initiatives to preserve and promote Homer B. Hulbert’s legacy. Kim’s dedication was instrumental in securing Hulbert’s posthumous honors, including the Order of Merit for Culture and Art-Gold from the Korean government. A prolific author, Kim is celebrated for his scholarly contributions on Hulbert. His notable works include: 파란눈의 한국혼 헐버트 (Homer B. Hulbert: A Korean Soul with Blue Eyes, 2010), the first comprehensive biography of Hulbert in Korean. 헐버트 조선의 혼을 깨우다 (Homer B. Hulbert Awakens the Soul of Joseon, 2016), a translation of Hulbert’s fifty-seven articles. 헐버트의 꿈 조선은 피어나리! (Homer B. Hulbert: Joseon Must Blossom!, 2019), an expanded biography of Hulbert. 말 위에서 본 조선 (Korea As Seen From The Saddle, 2021), a translation of Hulbert’s 1890 travelogue to Pyongyang.