Jeong H Kim

Jeong H. Kim is a Korean-born businessman and entrepreneur. Kim started Yurie Systems, a maker of communications equipment, in 1992, and eventually sold the company to Lucent Technologies for $1.1 billion. He served as president of Bell Labs, a division of Lucent Technologies, from 2005 to 2013, before he left to start Kiswe Mobile, as chairman and co-founder. The company partners with sports leagues, entertainment brands, and broadcasters to expand the reach and engage mobile-first viewers. Jeong Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1960, Kim has served on the boards of the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Georgetown University, and Stanford University’s Freeman Spogili Institute of International Studies. For his contributions to the University of Maryland, the school built the Jeong H. Kim Engineering and Applied Science Building. Kim is also a minority owner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns four professional teams in Washington, D.C.