2016 Alumni Medalist Seokho Lee ’88BUS
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2016-10-31

Seokho went into investment banking at Shinhan Investment Corp., where he contributed to globalizing Korea’s capital market through numerous IPO and M&A deals. Since 2000, Lee has established and managed his own hedge fund, Veritas Capital, where he approaches the market with value investing methods and balances his portfolio with hidden gems in the stock market. As Korea’s economy expanded tremendously over the years, yearly enrollment of new Korean students at Columbia Business School has expanded from a few in the 1980s to currently more than 20. In this process, he has dedicated much of his time and effort for the past 13 years to enhancing Columbia Business School’s alumni network. Some of his notable contributions include organizing the annual Chazen Study Tours in which Business School professors and about 40 students visit Korea to explore business opportunities, arranging career sessions where leading industry figures provide recruiting guidance to graduates, and holding regular networking events for Business School alumni in Korea. In addition to his endeavors for the Business School, Lee has also put a great deal of energy into serving the CAA of Korea as vice chairman. He is a talented musician and plays violin for a Columbia alumni band.