Kim Jae-youl

Kim Jae-youl (; born 14 October 1968) is a South Korean sports administrator. He has served as the twelfth president of the International Skating Union since 2022 and has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2023.

Early life and education Kim was born on 14 October 1968. He is the second son of Kim Byung-kwan, the former chairman of the South Korean daily newspaper The Dong-A Ilbo. Through his father, Kim is the great-grandson of Kim Seong-su, the second Vice President of South Korea.

He attended Cheong-un Middle School, where he was classmates with Chung Yong-jin and future brother-in-law Lee Jae-yong. After winning an art competition hosted by Hankook Ilbo, he attended high school abroad at Northfield Mount Hermon School.

Career After completing his military service, Kim served as a consultant at Monitor Company for two years before continuing his studies at Stanford University. He was appointed Head of Global Strategy at SERI in 2020.

In sports administration, Kim became vice president and later president of the Korea Skating Union between 2010 and 2016. Kim held roles in the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and participated in organizing major international competitions, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics and the Asian Games. In 2016, he joined the International Olympic Committee's coordination commission for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and became a member of the International Skating Union Council.

Personal life Kim is married to Lee Seo-hyun, the second daughter of Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung. They married in 2000, and have one son and three daughters together.