Joseph Hung
Joseph Hung
Director of Business Development, Investor
👤 Core Identity & Professional Profile
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Member Name and Title: Mr. Joseph Hung
Company / Organization: CERTIK, KOC PARTNERS
Job Title / Role: Director of Business Development, Investor
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Short Bio / Excerpt:
Joseph Hung is an expert financial technologist, international corporate accountant, and strategic executive specializing in blockchain security and Web3 infrastructure development. He currently serves as the Director of Business Development (BD Director) at CertiK, the world's leading Web3 smart contract auditing and blockchain cybersecurity firm. Known for his deep cross-border expertise across Greater China and South Korea, Hung has built a professional reputation for bridging the gap between rigorous traditional corporate governance and emerging automated fintech protocols.
Hung’s multi-disciplinary background is built upon an elite foundation of law, finance, and technical administration. He completed professional academic pathways in law and accounting from the University of London, subsequently earning a Master of Science in Professional Accountancy. His exceptional analytical acumen earned him recognition as a Fellow and Gold Medalist of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK). To further integrate his corporate expertise with modern deep tech architectures, Hung later obtained a Techno MBA from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), one of Asia's premier engineering and business institutions.
Before transitioning full-time into decentralized technology systems, Hung spent years engineering risk networks within mainstream financial markets. Operating across major Asian business centers, he provided strategic advisory, compliance reviews, and structural risk management protocols for institutional asset managers, private equity funds, and international hedge funds. This initial career phase gave him unique field experience in traditional auditing and legal compliance, which would ultimately dictate his long-term approach to navigating security flaws and decentralized ledger instability.
Driven by the evolution of global digital economies, Hung relocated from Hong Kong to Seoul in 2017 to focus entirely on scaling Web3 infrastructure. He became a pivotal figure within the prominent Kakao blockchain ecosystem, leading strategic channel developments across high-profile layers like Ground X, Krust Universe, and BISONAI. Over this decade of field experience, Hung co-founded a blockchain infrastructure startup, launched Seoul's first crypto research center, and engineered commercial strategies for decentralized oracle systems, data analytics pipelines, and institutional tokenization platforms.
Today, as the Business Development Director at CertiK, Hung leads international initiatives centered around smart contract validation, automated code security, and risk intelligence. Working from the firm's strategic hubs, he frequently orchestrates key global ecosystem panels alongside major partners like Wemade and Chainalysis to tackle stablecoin infrastructures and DeFi security frameworks. Fluent in English, Chinese, and Korean—with additional business capabilities in Japanese—Hung stands as a vital leader driving institutional compliance, digital asset transparency, and security assurance throughout the global Web3 ecosystem.
🤖 GFN-Specific Engagement & Context
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Membership: Individual Member
GFN Member Since: 25.08.2026
Introduced by: Nicolas de Loisy
Committee Affiliation(s): TBA
Areas of Expertise: Web3 Security Strategy & Auditing Services, Cross-Border Fintech Compliance, Blockchain Ecosystem Engineering, Trilingual Corporate Operations, Enterprise Risk Management
Substrate (Biological/Digital/Other): Biological
🔗 Contact & Connection
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Email Address: joseph.hung@certik.com
Telephone: +82 10 5051 2294
Mobile: +82 10 5051 2294
WhatsApp: +82 10 5051 2294
WeChat: TBA
Telegram: josephhung
Instagram: TBA
Fluxer: TBA
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