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Lee Jong-sup

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Professor, Seoul National University Business School

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About

Lee Jong-sup (Jongsub Lee) is a finance academic. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Seoul National University (2003), a master's in financial engineering from Columbia University (2004), and a master's (2009) and PhD (2011) in finance from NYU Stern. He was an assistant professor of finance at the University of Florida's Warrington College of Business before joining SNU.

He is a professor of finance at Seoul National University Business School, where his research covers corporate finance, corporate governance and banking. He is editor-in-chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies and has served as vice president of the Korean Securities Association.

He was a member of the FSC's public-private Digital Asset Task Force and its financial regulatory innovation digital subcommittee (2022-2024) and of the Korea Financial Investment Association's security token bill task force (2023), and sits on the steering committee of Busan's blockchain regulation-free zone. In 2026 he has argued at National Assembly seminars and in interviews that won stablecoins should be treated as payment infrastructure, with stability first, and that the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act must be amended.

Policy engagement

Argued at a 17 Apr 2026 National Assembly seminar that won stablecoins should be treated as payment infrastructure balancing stability and innovation. Moderated the panel at the 10 Sep 2026 digital asset finance seminar.

Source: Asia Economy, 17 Apr 2026

Key actions

  1. Moderated the panel at a National Assembly digital asset finance seminar hosted by Reps. Min Byung-deok and Ahn Do-geol.

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  2. Said in a Financial News interview that now is the window to put won stablecoins on a legal footing.

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  3. Argued at a National Assembly seminar that won stablecoins should be treated as digital payment infrastructure rather than a stand-alone financial product.

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  4. Described stablecoin competition at a National Assembly seminar as a geopolitical contest over currency, payments and capital markets.

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  5. Said in an Edaily interview that stablecoins must put stability first and that the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act needs to change.

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