Meet the CEO
Hi. This is Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan, the Chief Executive Officer at K-Analytics. I am a mixed-methods researcher and policy analyst specializing in Korean politics and diplomacy.
I have over 10 years of professional experience in Korea. Most recently, I was an Associate Professor at Ewha Womans University’s Graduate School of International Studies.
I have published 3 edited volumes, 44 articles, including 25 in peer-reviewed journals. Majority of these publications are at the intersection of Korean foreign policy and public diplomacy.
As an academic, I received awards such as the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award (which I opted to forego for personal reasons), the International Studies Association ICOMM Best Paper Award, and the Global Korea Scholarship.
In 2022 and 2023, I had the privilege of serving as a member of the Korean Presidential Transition Panel, and on a presidential special committee on immigration. Additionally, I was a member of the Korea Foundation Steering Advisory Committee for Empowerment of Cultural Exchanges and Cooperation between 2021 and 2023.
I am also the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Diplomacy, one of the co-founders of the Korean Association of Public Diplomacy, and the former Section Chair for International Studies Association’s International Communication Section.
I hold a Ph.D. and a Master’s in International Studies from Seoul National University, as well as a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics, and International Trade from The University of Auckland.
Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan is receiving the 2024 International Studies Association ICOMM Best Paper Award for his article on inter-Korean relations.
Dr. Kadir Jun Ayhan and Presidential Special Committee on Immigration’s briefing to the Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in 2023.
After 17 years in Korea, and having naturalized, I relocated to Washington D.C. in 2024 and established K-Analytics to offer my expertise and networks to clients in “the heart of global affairs.”
You can check out my detailed CV here, and visit my LinkedIn profile here.
If you are interested in my services, consider booking a 15-minute clarity call with me.