Yonghyun Lee is the Director of International Standards Cooperation Division in Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS). She holds Ph.D. candidacy in Energy Resources Engineering specialized in Environmental Economics. She has been working in KATS for 17 years and contributed to conformity evaluation, trade barriers to technology and bilateral cooperation. As secretary of IEC National Committee of Korea, she has also been working on international standardization through cooperating with international standardization organizations including ISO and IEC.

Work History:
1994 ~ 2000 Analysis of organic and inorganic chemical materials / Quality analysis of consumer products / R&D of biodegradable plastics / Support for rubber products / Establishment of conformity evaluation system
2000 ~ 2011 Implementation of technical barriers to trade / Research on standard patent linkage policies / Establishment of bilateral cooperation among standardization organizations including NEASF, PSAC and APEC / Management of IEC works
2012 ~ 2016 Establishment of a safety management system for child products / enactment of the Special Act on safety of child products
2017 ~ 2021 Assist International Standardization Organization Cooperation and International Accreditation Organizations (ILAC, APAC) / Management of conformity assessment for testing and medical accreditation / Establishment of forensics assessment system / Korean Human Body Measurement Project
2021 ~ Present Directing ISO/IEC International Standardization Cooperation