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Youngbok Ryu

Youngbok Ryu

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University | Co-Director of the Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship

  • Education

    • Pardee RAND Graduate School

      2011 - 2017
      PhD Policy Analysis

    • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

      2008 - 2010
      MS Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

      2010 - 2011
      MS Management

    • Korea National Open University

      2006 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Economics

    • Korea University

      1996 - 2000
      BE Environmental Engineering

  • Experience

    • Republic of Korea Army Corps of Engineers

      Mar 2000 - Jun 2002
      Staff Officer

      Led a platoon and designed military installations.

    • Korea Institute of Patent Information

      Feb 2003 - Apr 2005
      Patent information analyst

      Searched prior arts, evaluated novelty and non-obviousness of patent applications, assigned patent classification codes, analyzed patent data in areas of transportation and environment.

    • Gyeonggi Technopark

      Apr 2005 - Jan 2007
      Consultant

      Provided intellectual property (in particular, patent) and technology commercialization consulting services to technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, and managed patent mapping projects tailored to innovative SMEs located in Gyeonggi Province.

    • Korea Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning

      Jan 2007 - May 2007
      Commissioned Researcher

      Contributed to the Delphi technique-based technology foresight project (funded by the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation) by conducting literature review, collecting and analyzing data, and drafting a report.

    • Incheon Development Institute

      May 2009 - Aug 2009
      Summer Associate

      Involved in the case study of global special economic zones through the metropolitan city management program.

    • RAND Corporation

      Sept 2011 - Aug 2017
      Assistant Policy Researcher

      Conducted analysis in science, technology, transportation, and environmental policy. Projects include: Future Technology Scan; Adoption of New Transportation Technology; Identification and Analysis of Emergent Technologies Using Patent Classification; Delphi Analysis of Health Knowledge Product; and Robust Decision Making of Ecosystem Management.

    • The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

      Jan 2014 - Apr 2014
      Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow

      Contributed to the National Academy of Engineering’s research project, “Making Value for America: Embracing the Future of Manufacturing, Technology, and Work” by collecting and analyzing industry- and human workforce-related data.

    • New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

      Aug 2017 - Jul 2020
      Visiting Assistant Professor

      Taught economics, policy, and management courses to students and conducted research on entrepreneurial innovation, technology commercialization, and transportation decarbonization.

    • Northeastern University

      Jul 2020 - now

      Teaching commerce and economic development courses, developing curricula related to data analytics and entrepreneurship, and performing academic and policy research

      • Associate Teaching Professor

        Jul 2024 - now

      • Assistant Teaching Professor

        Jul 2020 - Jul 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Best Paper Award (Second Place) American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Section on Procurement and Contract Management Mar 2022
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Brian Stockdale Memorial Award Patent Information Users Group, Inc. 2017
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Dissertation Fellowship National Defense Research Institute 2015
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellowship The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2014
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Rothenberg Scholarship Pardee RAND Graduate School 2011
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Korean Honor Scholarship Embassy of the Republic of Korea in U.S.A. 2010
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Technology Management Scholarship Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology 2010
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      AOFG-FSTS Scholarship University of Minnesota 2009
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Ambassadorial Rotary Scholarship Rotary Foundation 2008
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Hubert H. Humphrey Scholarship University of Minnesota 2008
    • Awarded to Youngbok Ryu
      Academic Honor Scholarship Korea National Open University 2006