Priscilla Baek (Uber)

Apr 21, 2016, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Priscilla Baek is currently Policy Lead for Asia at Uber, a smartphone app that gives people the option to get a ride at the touch of a button. In her role, she leads government affairs initiatives and partnerships in key countries in the Asia Pacific, with a focus on South Korea and India.

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About this event

Priscilla Baek is currently Policy Lead for Asia at Uber, a smartphone app that gives people the option to get a ride at the touch of a button. In her role, she leads government affairs initiatives and partnerships in key countries in the Asia Pacific, with a focus on South Korea and India.

Priscilla started her career in policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where she managed a national campaign in collaboration with the Korean Embassy in Washington, DC to successfully advocate for the passage of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement in Congress. She was then appointed as a key adviser to leadership at the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Financial Leadership. She has also served as senior manager of public affairs at Mitsui & Co. USA, the US subsidiary of a Japanese trading and investment company, where she specialized in political risk mitigation, policy analysis, and relationship management.

Priscilla holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Spanish Studies from Duke University. She holds a Master of Arts in Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, where she was the recipient of one of 3 National Security Educational Program Fellowship Scholarships.

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Speaker

  • Priscilla Baek

    Uber

When

When

Thursday, April 21, 2016
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM UTC

Agenda

Networking and Food
Fireside Chat with Priscilla Baek
Networking (Kor/Eng)

Organizers

  • Seong Hyun (Shane) Kong

    Korea Accelerator Association

    SG KOREA, Seoul Director

  • Minji Lim

    Korea Accelerator Association

    Marketing Manager

  • Dongok AHN

    The Garrison Co, Ltd

    Chapter Co-director

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