BKAA

Berkeley Korean-American Alumni Association

BKAA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President. Jane Y. Seo

Class of '13

Sociology

Jane is a Senior Corporate Counsel at Level Home, Inc. focusing on transactional and regulatory matters.

 

Treasurer. Woochul Lee

Class of ’97

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Woochul is the Director of Business Analytics at Transamerica with experience in predictive modeling, business intelligence, strategy development, optimization and portfolio management in global banking and the financial industry.

Co-VP. Chris Choi

Class of ‘19

Economics

Chris is a Financial Solution Advisor at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

 

Secretary. Grace Chung

Class of ’12

Nutritional Sciences: Physiology & Metabolism

Grace is the Founder of Purple Prep & Consulting.

Co-VP. Jonathan Lee

Class of ’16

Business Administration

Jonathan is a Senior Manager at Atlassian, specializing in monetization and go-to-market strategy.

CommITTEE Chairs

Enrichment. George Wu

Class of ’09

Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

George is a Product Management professional at Originate, helping well-funded start-ups and enterprises create user-centric products. Also, George is a podcast host for Navigating the Rise on giving Asians a voice and disrupting Asian stereotypes. He is also a licensed insurance agent and advisor to VC-funded startups, but more importantly...a scuba diver.

Philanthropy. David Y. Choi

Class of ’89

Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

David is a faculty member and Director of the Entrepreneurship Program at Loyola Marymount University.

Mentorship. John Eing

Class of ’89

Economics

John is a Financial Advisor with Abacus Wealth Partners, where he helps clients expand what is possible with money. Prior to joining Abacus, John was a divisional controller of Wells Fargo Capital Finance, a leading bank owned asset-based lender and factor.

Membership. Lynette S. Kim

Class of ’87
Comparative Literature

Lynette is a family law attorney and mediator with Law and Mediation Office of Lynette S. Kim.

Northern California Liaison. Hana Yang

Class of ’06
Spanish & Portuguese Literature

Hana is in Tech & Venture Banking at First Republic Bank.

board of directors

Peter Lee, Chairman
Parter at Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

Stephan Haah
Richwest Capital Advisors

Karen Jung, Esq.
Partner at Gerard Fox Law

David D. Kim
DSK Landscape Architect

Benjamin J. Kim
Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP

Andrew H. Lee
Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

Don H. Lee
Senior Partner, Argosy Investment Advisers

Peter Y. Lee
Partner, Lee Hong Degerman, Kang & Waimey, PC

Henry H. Oh, Esq.
Partner, Shumener, Odson & Oh, LLP

Michael Yang
Founder and CEO, Michael Yang Capital Management, LLC

Michelle Strassburg, Esq.
Attorney, Gilmore & Wei, LLP

Advisory Board

Brian Chun 
New Creation Engineering & Builders, Inc.

Dr. Gregory Hong

Henry Kim, CPA

Joseph Kim, Esq.
Partner at O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

Andrew B. Lee
Partner, Lee Hong Degerman, Kang & Waimey, PC

James Lee

Jonathan Min