Lee Jae-hyeon

Lee Jay-hyun (; born March 19, 1960) is a South Korean businessman. He is the chairman of the CJ Group.

, Forbes estimates his net worth at US$1.1 billion, making him the 23rd richest person in South Korea.

Biography Lee was born in 1960 as the eldest grandson of the late Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul. His father, Lee Maeng-hee, was the eldest son of Lee Byung-chul who was pushed out of competition in a power struggle with his younger brother and late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee. He started his career at Citibank in 1983, and joined the family business at CheilJedang in 1985 at the request of his grandfather. He briefly held positions at Samsung Electronics before taking over the helm of CJ Group in the late 1990s after it was spun off from Samsung Group. He was pardoned by South Korean President Park Geun-hye in 2016.

In 2025, his net worth was estimated by Forbes as US$1.1 billion, making him the country's 23rd richest person. He endowed the Lee Family Scholarship at Columbia College.