Yul Kwon was born in Queens, New York to parents who
emigrated from South Korea. The family moved to the West
Coast when he was six years old and he was raised in
Concord, California. He attended high school at Northgate
High in Walnut Creek, California, where he played varsity
water polo and track and graduated valedictorian.
Kwon then attended Stanford University and obtained a
Bachelor of Science Degree in symbolic systems
(theoretical computer science). While at Stanford, he
received the James Lyons Award for Service, attended
officer candidates school for the U.S. Marine Corps and
graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Kwon went on to receive his
Juris Doctor Degree from Yale Law School, where he served
on the editorial board of the Yale Law Journal.
Kwon has enjoyed a diverse career straddling both the
private and public sectors in law, business and
technology. He practiced a mix of litigation, appellate,
transactional and regulatory work at several law firms. He
also served as a judicial clerk to a federal judge on the
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, he worked as a
legislative aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman in
Washington, D.C., where he helped draft sections of the
Homeland Security Bill and other technology-related
legislation. Several years ago, Kwon decided to switch
careers and become a management consultant at McKinsey.
From there, he joined Google's business strategy group and
most recently went back into consulting.
Kwon's favorite hobbies include politics, boxing, ultimate
fighting and volunteering with kids. He describes himself
as idealistic, compassionate and ambitious. He became
passionate about creating awareness for more minority bone
marrow donors in the U.S. after launching a major search
to find a match for his best friend who was diagnosed with
leukemia, but ultimately succumbed to the disease.
Kwon is a member of the Washington, D.C. and California
State Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Lambda
Phi Epsilon fraternity.
Kwon currently resides in San Mateo, California. His birth
date is February 14, 1975.
Yul
Kwon - Favorites
Colors - Blue
Scents - Shower-fresh smells
Flowers - Orchid
Board - Games Risk, Monopoly
Video Games - Car racing games, Fight Night II & III
Sports to Play - Biking, football, wants to try Ultimate Fighting
Sports Teams - San Francisco 49ers
Outdoor Activities - Hiking, surfing
TV Shows - Ultimate Fighter, 60 Minutes, Meet the Press, The
Contender, Entourage, Firefly
Movies Blade Runner, Before Sunset
Actors - Daniel Day Lewis, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn
Actresses - Keira Knightley, Sophie Marceau, Gong Li
Music - Electronica/trance and progressive house
Magazines Time, US News & World Report, The Ring, BusinessWeek,
Fortune, The New Yorker
Books/Authors - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkein, Book of the New
Sun by Gene Wolfe
Cereals - Quaker Oh's, Honey Nut Chex
Fruits - Watermelon, cherries, nectarine, clementine
Snack Foods - Pirate's Booty, Fruit Roll-Ups
Cookies - Oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip
Candy Bars Snickers, Nestlé Crunch, M&M's
Alcoholic Drinks - No favorite
Non-Alcoholic - No favorite
