Dr. Byung-Wook LEE

Dr. Byung-Wook LEE
Vice Minister for Environment, Korea

Career History

  • Vice Minister, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (since March 2008)
  • Professor, Graduate School of Policy Science, Sejong University
  • President, LG Environmental Strategy Institute
  • President, Business Institute for Sustainable Development, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Director, Environmental Management Center, POSCO Research Institute

 

Experience

  • Member, Private Sector Advisory Group in the area of environment for the FTA negotiation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Member, Evaluation Board for Clean Production Technology Projects, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
  • Member, National Advisory Council for Environmental Conservation
  • Member, Policy Evaluation Committee, Ministry of Environment
  • Advisor, Environmental Policy Research Group, National Assembly
  • Chairman, Accreditation Review Panel, Korea Accreditation Board
  • President, Korea Environmental Management Association
  • Vice President, Korea Environmental Policy & Administration Society
  • Member, Planning Board, Greening of Industry International Network
  • Member, Steering Committee, EMAN-AP

 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Environmental Management, Manchester Business School, UK
  • Master in Industrial Engineering, KAIST, Korea
  • Bachelor in Management, Yonsei University, Korea

 

Publication


Lee, B. W. & et al. (2005). Environmental management. Seoul, Korea: Ecolibre.
Lee, B. W. (1997). Theory of environmental management. Seoul, Korea: Bibong Chulpansa.
Lee, B. W. (2000). Environmental management that raises stock prices. Seoul, Korea: KCCI.
Park, D. Y., & Lee, B. W. (2002). Environmental health management system. Seoul, Korea: Korea National Open University Press.
Lee, B. W. (2003).  Cases of sustainable management. Seoul, Korea: KBCSD.
Lee, B.W. & K. Green (1994). Towards commercial and environmental excellence: A green portfolio matrix. Business Strategy and the Environment, 3-3, 1-9.