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Keeyong Han is an accomplished leader possessing extensive experience as a data domain expert, starup advisor, and angel investor. At Udemy, an achievement crowned by its 2021 IPO, Keeyong spearheaded the estabilshment of the compan's inaugural data team and grew it to 30 dedicated members. During his tenure as a Director of Engineering at Yahoo, Keeyong showcased a profound command of the search domain. Before moving to Silicon Valley, Keeyong began his professional career at Samsung Electronis in korea. Keeyong holds a B.E. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University.

Experience:

• Founder at UpZen (2024 -)

• Adjunct Professor at Applied Data Science Department of San Jose State University (Fall 2024 semester)

• Advisor/Consulant/Angel-Investor (2016 -)

  • Angel Investing: GoodTime, ChartMetric, Select Star, EO, Business Canvas, ...

  • Consulting: SKT, Hyundai Card, SK Academy

  • Advisor: Moloco, Blind, Airvet, Skip Scooters, Jobox, ...

• Senior Director of Data at Udemy (2014 - 2018)

• Head of Data at Polyvore (2012 - 2014)

• Director of Engineering at Yahoo Search (2004 - 2011)

• Samsung Electronics (1995 - 2000)

• Computer Engineering BS/MS, Seoul National University

Social Network: 

• LinkedIn

• YouTube Channel 

• Facebook

Media:

• EO 채널 인터뷰: 27년차 실리콘밸리 개발자의 인생 이야기 [한기용]

• 매일경제: 커리어 위해 이직 고민된다면 … 여든살 때 후회 안할 선택하세요

• 서울경제: 실리콘밸리의 연쇄 도전가 "불완전하더라도 일단 시작할 것"