THE KOREA SOCIETY

Bryan Kim (“BK”) is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests primarily in consumer AI applications. He is particularly interested in how AI is reshaping consumer experiences across core themes such as productivity (ElevenLabs, Cluely, Raspberry), consumer health (Function Health, Slingshot AI), creation (Captions, Civit.ai, Glif, Viggle), and connection (BeReal, Partiful).

He is also actively exploring new categories and behaviors emerging at the frontier of consumer AI. BK serves on the boards of Captions and Partiful, and as a board observer at ElevenLabs and Function Health.

Prior to joining a16z, BK spent several years at Snap, where he helped scale the company through its hyper-growth and IPO. He built and led the growth and product operations teams, driving user expansion globally. He also scaled the finance team from zero to 70+ people and led several key milestones, including the IPO. As a founding member of the strategy team, he sourced and integrated major acquisitions such as Looksery (which powers Snap AR Lenses) and Bitmoji.

Earlier in his career, Bryan was CFO at Bungalow and a founding General Partner at Uncommon Projects, an operator-led seed fund. He began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, advising technology companies on M&A and capital markets transactions.

He holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from Carleton College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Mike Kim is a General Partner at Third Prime, where he primarily invests in vertical AI applications. He is particularly interested in the intersection of AI and various physical industries and has led investments across aerospace (Moonware), energy (Everstar), and advanced manufacturing (First Resonance). Prior to joining Third Prime, Mike was a partner and senior investment professional at Valinor Management, a multi-billion-dollar “Tiger Cub” investment firm, where he led investment activities across a number of industries including industrial technology. Prior to Valinor, Mike was a partner and senior investment professional at other leading, multi-billion-dollar, investment firms including UBS O’Connor, Suvretta Capital Management, and Trian Partners, originating and underwriting investments in public and private companies with a research-intensive, long-term orientation. Mike started his career as an investment banker in the Technology M&A group at Bank of America in New York, where he advised both public and private companies in the technology industry. Mike received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University.

Karen Moon is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience across retail and technology. Her expertise is at the intersection of data-driven consumer insights, AI, and human-centered design.

She is currently founding CCO at Spangle AI, an agentic AI startup optimizing shopping journeys for brands and retailers. Karen also co-founded, scaled, and sold a predictive analytics startup Trendalytics, which served industry-leading clients such as Revolve, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Shinsegae, Gap Inc., J.Crew, Levi’s, Urban Outfitters, Target, Ulta, Stitch Fix, Estée Lauder Companies, Zappos, and more. The company was also a Google Machine Learning Competition Finalist.

Karen has several years of experience as an investor and advisor in consumer brands and technology through Suttona Capital, Node, and Goode Partners. As an active advisor and investor, she has supported founders on go-to-market strategy, fundraising, hiring, and strategic partnerships. Her corporate advisory work with corporate executive teams and boards includes digital transformation and new business expansion opportunities. She began her career in Goldman Sachs’ TMT investment banking group, followed by roles in corporate strategy and new business development at Gap Inc. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from UCLA, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Bryan Kim (“BK”) is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests primarily in consumer AI applications. He is particularly interested in how AI is reshaping consumer experiences across core themes such as productivity (ElevenLabs, Cluely, Raspberry), consumer health (Function Health, Slingshot AI), creation (Captions, Civit.ai, Glif, Viggle), and connection (BeReal, Partiful).

He is also actively exploring new categories and behaviors emerging at the frontier of consumer AI. BK serves on the boards of Captions and Partiful, and as a board observer at ElevenLabs and Function Health.

Prior to joining a16z, BK spent several years at Snap, where he helped scale the company through its hyper-growth and IPO. He built and led the growth and product operations teams, driving user expansion globally. He also scaled the finance team from zero to 70+ people and led several key milestones, including the IPO. As a founding member of the strategy team, he sourced and integrated major acquisitions such as Looksery (which powers Snap AR Lenses) and Bitmoji.

Earlier in his career, Bryan was CFO at Bungalow and a founding General Partner at Uncommon Projects, an operator-led seed fund. He began his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse, advising technology companies on M&A and capital markets transactions.

He holds a BA in Economics and International Relations from Carleton College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Mike Kim is a General Partner at Third Prime, where he primarily invests in vertical AI applications. He is particularly interested in the intersection of AI and various physical industries and has led investments across aerospace (Moonware), energy (Everstar), and advanced manufacturing (First Resonance). Prior to joining Third Prime, Mike was a partner and senior investment professional at Valinor Management, a multi-billion-dollar “Tiger Cub” investment firm, where he led investment activities across a number of industries including industrial technology. Prior to Valinor, Mike was a partner and senior investment professional at other leading, multi-billion-dollar, investment firms including UBS O’Connor, Suvretta Capital Management, and Trian Partners, originating and underwriting investments in public and private companies with a research-intensive, long-term orientation. Mike started his career as an investment banker in the Technology M&A group at Bank of America in New York, where he advised both public and private companies in the technology industry. Mike received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University.

Karen Moon is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with over 20 years of experience across retail and technology. Her expertise is at the intersection of data-driven consumer insights, AI, and human-centered design.

She is currently founding CCO at Spangle AI, an agentic AI startup optimizing shopping journeys for brands and retailers. Karen also co-founded, scaled, and sold a predictive analytics startup Trendalytics, which served industry-leading clients such as Revolve, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Shinsegae, Gap Inc., J.Crew, Levi’s, Urban Outfitters, Target, Ulta, Stitch Fix, Estée Lauder Companies, Zappos, and more. The company was also a Google Machine Learning Competition Finalist.

Karen has several years of experience as an investor and advisor in consumer brands and technology through Suttona Capital, Node, and Goode Partners. As an active advisor and investor, she has supported founders on go-to-market strategy, fundraising, hiring, and strategic partnerships. Her corporate advisory work with corporate executive teams and boards includes digital transformation and new business expansion opportunities. She began her career in Goldman Sachs’ TMT investment banking group, followed by roles in corporate strategy and new business development at Gap Inc. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from UCLA, where she graduated summa cum laude.

Jeannie Park has been a leader and executive in the areas of media, non-profits, and advocacy for Asian American and other communities of color. She is focused on supporting collective philanthropy, such as KACF’s, as a driver of equity for those communities. Jeannie is a founding board co-chair of the Donors of Color Network, a cross-racial group seeking to advance racial justice. She was an executive editor of People magazine and In Style, spending 22+ years at those and other Time Inc. titles. She was founding president of the NY chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and helped lead their Executive Leadership Program for 20 years. She was president of the Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance, leading its growth from 200 to 7,000 members and co-launching its Global Summit, and co-founder of the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, organizing DEIJ activism. She served on the boards of Third Street Music School Settlement, the country’s longest-running community music school, and Little Red Elisabeth Irwin school. She is a member of the Council of Korean Americans and the Asian American Advisory Board of the Schlesinger Library.

Sue Kim is the Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts, where she serves as chief fundraising strategist and leads a team that increases philanthropic and membership support for the museum’s innovative programming, exhibitions, and initiatives. She is responsible for helping to establish an historic permanent Korean gallery at PEM opening in 2025. Known for her dedication to community-building and for her ability to forge deep relationships, she has been a leader in the field of global philanthropy and nonprofit executive leadership for three decades.

Dr. Abraham Kim, Ph.D., is the President at the Council of Korean Americans (CKA). Dr. Kim drives CKA’s mission to develop more impactful global Korean American leaders through education and collaboration. In addition, he works diligently to strengthen the national Korean-American community to increase its voice and influence across the country.

Previously, Dr. Kim served as Executive Director at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center located on the campus of the University of Montana, where he oversaw 50 staff, faculty and affiliates. During Dr. Kim’s tenure, the Center became one of the foremost U.S.-Asia policy and leadership development institutes in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies region.

Prior to the Mansfield Center, Dr. Kim also served as the Vice President and Interim President of the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) in Washington, D.C. In addition, he also functioned as the research manager for government services and principal Asia analyst at the global political risk consulting firm, Eurasia Group. He was a project manager and strategic planner at the Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) and a national security analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kim is a graduate of Boston University and Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Columbia University.

Emil J. Kang
Until recently, Emil directed the Arts and Culture program at The Mellon Foundation, the nation's largest funder of arts and humanities, where he led $125 million in annual grantmaking. He also serves as the Agnes Gund Visiting Professor of the Practice of Arts at Brown University.

A visionary arts leader, Kang founded Carolina Performing Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005, building it into one of the nation's leading university-based performing arts programs. While at UNC, Kang served as Professor of the Practice and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for the Arets.

In 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Kang to the National Council on the Arts, making him the first Korean-American to serve in this capacity. In addition to his current service on the National Council, Kang also serves on the boards and committees of Silkroad (founded by Yo-Yo Ma) and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Previously, Kang held leadership positions with symphony orchestras across the country including as President and Executive Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra where he was the youngest and first Asian-American CEO of a major symphony orchestra in the nation

Tyger Cho is founder of K-Bridge, a global network, digital community, and professional development ecosystem for people of Korean heritage. A Stanford graduate, Tyger began his global career at Goldman Sachs. Although initially set on a lifelong career in investment banking, he grew increasingly interested in alternative paths. In 2021, Tyger left Wall Street to join Frontier Networks, a start-up focused on building digital communities for professional investors. There, he learned the power of networks, open-source learning, and authentic connection while interviewing leading investors and helping to build a global digital platform. In 2024, Tyger made a pivotal decision to move to Seoul and recognized a gap between global connectivity among the Korean diaspora. He therefore founded K-Bridge to foster a digital and in-person community. Through K-Bridge, he aims to build a vibrant ecosystem that supports friendship, professional growth, and cross-cultural exchange.

​​​K-Bridge Socials:

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​Tyger's Contact:

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