Chung Yong-ji

In this Korean name, the family name is Chung.

Chung Yong‑ji (Korean: 정용지; born February 25, 1970)^[1] is a South Korean businessman.^[2] The founder and CEO of the biotechnology company Caregen [ko], Forbes estimated his net worth at US$1.1 billion in February 2023.^[3]

Chung Yong‑ji
정용지
Born	(1970-02-25) February 25, 1970 (age 55) South Korea
Education	Sungkyunkwan University (BS) University of Texas at San Antonio (MS) Cornell University (PhD)
Occupation	Businessman
Employer	Caregen

Education

Chung attained his Bachelor of Science in Genetic Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University. He then pursued a master’s degree in biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio,^[4][a] and in 1996 completed a PhD in molecular biology (animal science) at Cornell University.^[5] Following that, he conducted postdoctoral research in Breast Oncology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine from 2000 to 2001.^[2]

Career

Chung founded Caregen in August 2001, focusing on peptide technology research and development.^[6]

Caregen went public on the KOSDAQ in 2015, raising approximately $160 million.^[3] As of late 2023, Chung holds roughly 64% of the company.^[2]

Notes

1. other sources say Texas State University^[3]