Mr. Sung Hyun “Andrew” Kim serves as the Global Strategist for Handler Martin, where he advises on international strategy, geopolitical risk, and cross-border operational matters. He has also served on boards and in advisory roles for several multinational corporations, providing strategic guidance on technology, security, risk management, and global operations.

From January 2019 to 2021, Mr. Kim was a Fellow at Stanford University and Harvard Kennedy School, where he focused on regional geopolitics and national security policy.

Mr. Kim retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in December 2018 after 28 years of service. His final position was Assistant Director of the CIA and Head of the Korea Mission Center, which was established in April 2017 in response to a presidential initiative to address North Korea’s longstanding threat to global security. In this role, he secured hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to implement strategic initiatives and helped lay the groundwork for the historic U.S.–DPRK Singapore Summit, contributing to efforts to resolve decades of conflict on the Korean Peninsula through deep regional expertise and leadership.

Previously, Mr. Kim served as Associate Deputy Director of the CIA for Operations and Technology, where he led agency-wide modernization of operational technology and integrated advanced doctrine into CIA training curricula. He also established enterprise-wide security standards for authorized cloud usage as a member of the Digital Strategy Steering Board.

Mr. Kim also served as CIA Chief of Station in three major East Asian cities, overseeing the collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of intelligence critical to U.S. national security.

In recognition of his service, Mr. Kim received the CIA Director’s Award (2018), the Presidential Rank Award (2012), and the Donovan Award (1990). He is fluent in Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese.