Mr Ha Seung-chang, the newly appointed Chairman of the Korea Social Value Solidarity Fund Foundation, will commence his duties on 17 November 2025.

• An activist who has walked the path of civil society and social innovation

Chairman Ha Seung-chang is an expert with over 30 years of experience in Korea’s civil society and social innovation sectors. Having served as Policy Director at the Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice and Secretary-General of Citizens’ Action Together, he gained experience spanning policy and the field through roles as Deputy Mayor for Political Affairs of Seoul Metropolitan Government and Senior Secretary for Social Innovation at the Office of the President. 

Most recently, as Director of the Roh Moo-hyun Citizens’ Centre, he has been dedicated to safeguarding and spreading the values of civil society.

• Facilitator of social finance led by citizens and supported by the public sector

Since its launch in 2019, the Korea Social Value Solidarity Fund has focused on supporting the growth of social economy enterprises and fostering a social finance ecosystem as Korea’s first wholesale social finance fund. It facilitates the flow of funds by executing social investments across diverse domains, including supplying patient capital, investing in impact funds, and establishing regional social economy funds.

The Board of Directors determined that the newly appointed Chairman, Ha Seung-chang, is the most suitable candidate to effectively carry out the Foundation’s mission. This judgement is based on his extensive experience in civil society activities, policy capabilities, dedication and vision for social innovation, and deep understanding of the citizen-led social economy.

• The vision for social finance ushering in the era of the Framework Act

Under the leadership of the newly appointed Chairman Ha Seung-chang, the Korea Social Value Solidarity Fund will, in the era of the Framework Act on the Social Solidarity Economy, listen more attentively to the voices from the field of the social economy within the newly opened space. It will faithfully fulfil its founding purpose of creating social value through finance.

Furthermore, it plans to redouble its efforts to foster a sustainable social finance ecosystem through initiatives such as establishing a public-private cooperative wholesale fund, nurturing social finance intermediaries, forming civic assets in local communities, and expanding impact investment.

We ask for your continued interest and cooperation as the foundation embarks on this new chapter.