{"version":1,"id":"dan-kong","title":"Dan Kong","summary":"Dan Kong is a person who works as an Associate Partner at McKinsey and consults for financial institutions, focusing on product structuring, risk management, AI engineering, and blockchain/digital assets.","content":"**Dan Kong** is a strategy and finance professional with a background spanning management consulting, equity research, and the [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency) industry. He is currently an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company and previously served as Head of Research & Business Development at Coinone and as a Vice President and equity research analyst at Deutsche Bank. [\\[9\\]](#cite-id-oImfZqsGbv3z2zAA) \n\n## Education\n\nKong graduated from Korea University with a BA in Business Administration in 2012. He then attended Sungkyunkwan University, where he earned an MS in Data Science in 2024. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-flm7ymnij6) \n\n## Career\n\nKong began his professional career at Deutsche Bank in Seoul, joining as an Analyst in April 2012, then progressing to Associate in February 2015 and to Vice President in February 2017. As a Vice President, he worked as an equity research analyst covering the technology, media, and telecommunications sector until May 2018. In May 2018, Kong joined Coinone as Head of Research and Business Development, where he established and led the exchange’s research team. During his time there, he published cryptocurrency research covering topics including the intrinsic value of cryptocurrencies, ICO investment, and valuation methods for consumption, platform, and utility tokens. Kong joined McKinsey & Company’s Seoul office as an Associate in July 2019, was promoted to Engagement Manager in July 2021, and became an Associate Partner in July 2024. Within McKinsey Korea’s finance practice, he works with financial institutions on portfolio restructuring, new business strategies, and digital platform development, and has focused on the growing relationship between traditional financial institutions and [digital assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets). 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