LK Partners is pleased to announce that Senior Advisor Lee Sanghee joined the firm.

Mr. Lee earned his bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Sungkyunkwan University and his master’s degree in Health Care Management from Inje Graduate University.

Over more than 30 years in the Ministry of Health and Welfare and other government ministries, Mr. Lee covered the full range of health and welfare policy, including childcare, basic livelihood security, elderly policy, disability policy, and national health insurance. He served as Director of the Pension Benefits Team, Elderly Support Division, Basic Old-Age Pension Division, Disability Services Division, Long-Term Care Insurance Operations Division, Elderly Policy Division, Insurance Evaluation Division, and General Affairs Division, and also handled early childhood care, employment of persons with disabilities, and integrated community care pilot projects at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

He subsequently served as Director General for Research Planning and Coordination at the Korea National Institute of Health under the KDCA (Senior Executive Service) and as Standing Executive Director of General Affairs at the National Health Insurance Service, and currently serves as a member of the Health Insurance Dispute Mediation Committee of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

Drawing on his experience in health and welfare administration and in the operation of the national health insurance and long-term care insurance systems, Mr. Lee will advise medical institutions, long-term care institutions, and public organizations on policy and regulatory matters.