About
In Hyok Cha is a General Partner at Asia2G Capital as of April 2025. Previously, he served as CEO of CJ Olivenetworks and Group Chief Digital Officer of CJ Group, where he led digital transformation initiatives and oversaw the transition of the CDO office to focus on artificial intelligence. His background includes senior technology roles at SK Telecom spanning data transformation, IoT business development, and technology scouting, as well as leadership in analytics and ventures at Samsung SDS; he holds an MBA in entrepreneurship from Drexel University and has authored 75 U.S. patents with 117 published applications.
Experience
- Asia2G CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 β present
- λνλ―Όκ΅ λμ§νΈνλ«νΌμ λΆ μμν (Korean Presidential Committee on Digital Platform Government)Steering Committee Membercurrent2022 β present
- CJ OliveNetworksChief Executive Officer2023
- CJ OliveNetworksCEO of CJ Olive Networks, and CJ Group Chief Digital Officer (CDO)2019 β 2023Seoul
- SK TelecomEVP2016 β 2023Seoul
- Samsung SDSVice President2011 β 2015Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea
- InterDigital CommunicationsMember of Technical Staff (eq. Senior Manager), Security & Trust R&D Department2004 β 2011
- InterDigital CommunicationsEngineering Manager2004 β 2005
- KCCPMember, Board of Trustees2008 β 2009
- Lucent TechnologiesTechnical Manager2000 β 2003
- Lucent TechnologiesMember of Technical Staff1996 β 2000
Education
- University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Electrical Engineering - nonlinear signal processing1990 β 1995
- Drexel UniversityMBA, Entrepreneurship and New Product Development2006 β 2008
- Seoul National UniversityMS, Electronic Engineering - speech signal processing1988 β 1990
- Seoul National UniversityBS, Electronic Engineering1984 β 1988
Skills & more
Mobile Technology24Strategy64Telecommunications54Mobile Communications47Product Management46Business Strategy43Patents38Security28IP27Entrepreneurship22IT Strategy21Product Development13
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Also worked at Asia2G Capital4
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Also worked at Samsung SDS2
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