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Ahn Cheol-soo ( (:an tɕʰʌlsʰu); born February 26, 1962), also known as Charles Ahn, is a South Korean businessman, politician, and former physician and professor. He founded AhnLab, Inc. (also known as Ahnlab), an antivirus software company, in 1995. Until September 2012, Ahn was the dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University and also serves as chairman of the board of AhnLab and its Chief Learning Officer, and chairman of the board of Noritown Studio, originally an internal corporate venture of AhnLab, now operating as a separate entity. He is currently a member of the unicameral legislature, the National Assembly of South Korea. ==Biography== Ahn was born on February 26, 1962 in Busan, South Korea. Growing up, Ahn was known to have loved to read books, at one point finishing every single book at his elementary school library.〔http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0002032901〕 He earned his undergraduate MD, MS and PhD in physiology at Seoul National University (1980 - 1991). He individually researched computer antivirus software programs while at Seoul National University Hospital and Dankook University Hospital, and founded venture after finishing his military service as a naval medical officer. His research led to the creation of the V3 computer vaccine. Later AhnLab Inc became the largest computer security company in South Korea,〔(''AhnLab Looks to Perform in International Stage'' ) at ''Korea Times''.〕〔(''AhnLab Considers Overseas M&A'' ) at ''Korea IT Times''.〕 and has been included in recent annual lists of the Korea's most admired companies by Korea Management Association Consultants (KMCA).〔http://www.kmac.co.kr/certify/certify_01a_1.asp 〕〔(''AhnLab, "The Korea's Most Admired company" Consecutive 5 years'' ) at ''Asia Economy'' (2008.02.20). 〕〔(''Samsung Electronics Most Admired Company in Korea: Survey'' ) at ''Maeil Business Newspaper'' & mk.co.kr〕〔(Book review "''세상에서 가장 안전한 이름 안철수 연구소''" ) at ''The Hankyoreh''. 〕 He resigned as CEO in 2005, and since then he has been serving as chairman of the board. Ahn became an outside director of POSCO in 2005, and in 2010, he was appointed chairman of the company. Ahn holds a MSE at the University of Pennsylvania (1997) and an MBA at the Wharton School in San Francisco campus (2008). Following getting his MBA degree overseas, he became a professor at KAIST and starting in 2011, became dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University.〔https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/09/113_94248.html〕 In 1988 he married Kim Mi-kyung, who is currently a professor at the Seoul National University College of Medicine. Ahn has a daughter with Kim.〔http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2012&no=610838 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahn Cheol-soo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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