Early Life and Education
Lee Joon-ho was born in 1964 in South Korea. He earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree in computer science and engineering from Seoul National University. He furthered his education by receiving a Master of Science and a PhD from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Rise to Success
Lee Joon-ho is credited as a co-founder of Naver, South Korea's largest internet portal. He developed search technology for Empas, a web portal while working as an associate professor at Soongsil University. He later founded Search Solution, which merged with Naver.
He served various c-suite positions overseeing the overall management of NHN, the parent company of Naver. Lee left Naver in 2013, when NHN split into NHN Entertainment Corporation and Naver Corporation. In 2014, he acquired a 9.53% stake in NHN Entertainment, which rebranded to NHN in 2019.
Key Business Strategies
Lee is currently the chairman of NHN, which was Naver's online-games business until the two split in 2013. Lee sold $225 million worth of Naver shares in 2014 and another $115 million worth in 2016. NHN's businesses now span from online gaming and digital payments to e-commerce and cloud services.
Philanthropy
Specifics on Lee Joon-ho's philanthropic activities are not readily available in the search results.