Partner
Jin (Hyuk Jin) Chung
CEO & Managing Partner, Pacific Alliance Ventures
- Firm
- Pacific Alliance Ventures
- Title
- CEO & Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 1 October 2026
About
At Pacific Alliance Ventures, Jin oversees all investment activities and firm operations. He manages key relationships with founders, investors, and global partners while shaping PAV’s long-term strategy and cross-border initiatives with Shinsegae Group. He also serves as CEO of PK Retail Holdings, Shinsegae’s U.S. holding company with a retail portfolio that includes Bristol Farms, New Seasons Market, Metropolitan Market, Lazy Acres Natural Market, and New Leaf Community Markets. In addition, he is a board member of Shafer Vineyard, the Napa Valley winery acquired by Shinsegae Group. Before founding PAV, Jin held multiple roles across Shinsegae Group’s headquarters, including financing, M&A, investments, FP&A, and IR. Prior to Shinsegae, he worked as an Investment Banker at Samsung Securities. Jin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and later earned his master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering from C
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