Samsung Economic Research Institute (SERI) is a private-sector think tanks in South Korea, covering diverse areas that range from the nation's high-tech front to research on issues and trends shaping East Asian economic and business environment. It was established in 1986 as part of Samsung Life Insurance.^[1]

History

• Jul. 1986 Established as an affiliated center of Samsung Life
• Apr. 1991 Incorporated as Samsung Economic Research Institute
• Oct. 1993 "SERI Club"a membership-based information service started
• Oct. 1996 Opened Internet homepage www.seri-samsung.org
• Nov. 2004 Opened SERIWorld.org, an English website for a global audience
• Mar. 2006 Samsung Economy Research Institute Beijing Office (SERIChina)'s official website www.SERIChina.org opened
• Jun. 2010 Opened a mobile website <m.seri.org>, the first for Korean private think tank

Organization

• President : Lim Dong-Sung
• President : Jung Ku-Hyun
• President : Chung Ki-Young
• SERICeo Committee : No JaeBum
• SERIWorld Committee : Han Jooyeon
• SERIChina : Park KiSoon
• Senior vice president and director of Economic Policy Department : Min Seung-Kyu
• Vice president and director of Global Studies Department : Hwang In-Seong
• Senior vice president and director of human resources & Organization Research Department : Chung Kweon-Taek
• Vice president and director of Financial Industry and Strategy Department : Kwon Soon-Woo
• Senior vice president and director of Industry and Strategy Department I : Kim Jae-Yun
• Vice president and director of Industry and Strategy Department II : Kim Eun-Hwan
• Senior vice president and director of Planning & Coordination Department : Lyu Han-Ho, Lee Bum-Il
• Vice president and director of Corporate Citizenship Research Department : Shin Hyeon-Am

Research areas

• Management strategy research
• Research coordination
• Knowledge management office
• Public policy research
• Technology & industry research
• Human resources research
• Macroeconomics research
• Global studies