Hyun Song Shin

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Governor of the Bank of Korea

Seoul, South Korea

Data Confidence: 75% · Sources: 2 · Last Updated: Sep 26, 2026

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Net Worth: ₩75.8억
Reach: 51.0M people
Strongest: 5 dimensions; Continental tier
Weakest: Net Worth; State tier

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Net Worth ▲: ₩75.8억
Reach ▲: 51.0M people
Power ▲: Holds statutory authority over South Korea's monetary policy as Governor of the Bank of Korea and serves on the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements.
Influence ▲: Drove international standards on systemic liquidity and financial stability through his proposed tax on non-core banking liabilities and analysis of the 2013 Fed taper tantrum.
Network ▲: Maintains high-level connections spanning global central banking and elite academia, including past roles with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bank of England, Princeton, and the LSE.
Legacy ▲: Co-authored seminal 1998 research on currency crisis equilibria with Stephen Morris and coined the concept of endogenous risk in financial stability analysis.
Trajectory ▲: Rising ↑ — first assessment on record.

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About

Hyun Song Shin is a South Korean economist serving as the 28th Governor of the Bank of Korea following his appointment in April 2026. He previously held the post of Economic Adviser and Head of Research at the Bank for International Settlements from 2014 to 2026, after serving as Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Shin played a central role in formulating South Korea's macroprudential policy and shaping the G-20 Seoul summit agenda in 2010.

Known For

Serving as Governor of the Bank of Korea and establishing foundational economic concepts including global coordination games and endogenous financial risk.