[Economic Leaders Series: Chairman Jonghyun Choi] From Oil to ICT, Pioneering the Future with a Spirit of Challenge

Chonghyun Choi was an entrepreneur who viewed the world through a perspective grounded in academic understanding. Born in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, in 1929, he graduated from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at Seoul National University, then studied chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and earned a master’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago is known as a cradle of free-market economic theory, and there he developed deep insights into markets, institutions, and human freedom.…

Original title: [경제인 열전_최종현 회장] 석유부터 정보통신까지, 도전정신으로 미래 개척

Author: Sung-no Choi

Date: 2025-06-12

Source: https://www.cfe.org/bbs/bbsDetail.php?cid=press&idx=27795