Heeran Kim

Heeran Kim is a policy researcher currently working at the OECD - OCDE since August 2023 and previously served as a communication intern within the same organization from November 2022 to May 2023. With experience as a social media manager for the China and East Asia Studies Initiative from December 2021 to January 2023, Heeran created content for various social media platforms and managed the mailing list for promotional outreach. As a student consultant at the International Trade Centre from March to December 2022, Heeran conducted research on policies to support youth entrepreneurship. Previous roles include journalist intern at Kukinews, student ambassador for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Korea, chaperone for the doping control office during the 2018 Winter Olympics, and tutor for North Korean defectors. Heeran holds a Master's degree in Development Studies from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a Bachelor's degree in Education and Political Science from Sookmyung Women's University, with additional education at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL.