Background
Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1959, Jim Yong Kim moved with his family to the U.S. at the age of five and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. His father taught dentistry at the University of Iowa, while his mother received her PhD in philosophy.
Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1959, Jim Yong Kim moved with his family to the U.S. at the age of five and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. His father taught dentistry at the University of Iowa, while his mother received her PhD in philosophy.
In 1991, Kim received a master's degree from Harvard Medical School, and in 1993 - the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University.
He is actively involved in a variety of sports, including basketball, volleyball, tennis, and golf.