Mr. Daeshik Jo is a Secretary-General of the KCOC(Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation). KCOC is a network of over 140 Korean NGOs engaged in humanitarian assistance and development cooperation at international level. Before he joined civil society, he was a career diplomat. He served as Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). With a profound interest in poverty and development in developing countries, he has extensive experience in both the public sector and CSO. He holds a Master’s degree in Sociology from USC (University of South Carolina, USA) and his B.A. in Sociology from Korea University. He is married with two sons. The ROK Government awarded him an Order of Service Merit twice, in 2008 and 2013.