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From the Editor
- Lee Joon-ho is a cofounder of South Korea's largest internet portal, Naver.
- He is the chairman of NHN, which was Naver's online-games business until the two split in 2013.
- Lee sold $225 million worth of Naver shares in 2014 and another $115 million worth in 2016.
- NHN's businesses now span from online gaming and digital payments to e-commerce and cloud services.
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 61
- Source of Wealth
- Online games, Self Made
- Residence
- Seoul, South Korea
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Doctorate, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Master of Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Seoul National University
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