YUL KWON

Yul Kwon (born February 14, 1975 in Queens, New York) is a lawyer, management consultant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Arlington, Virginia who gained publicity as the winner of the reality TV show Survivor: Cook Islands. On October 22, 2009, Kwon was appointed Deputy Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission

Kwon’s professional career spanned a variety of roles across technology, law, business, and government. He worked at two law firms - Venture Law Group and Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis. He served a judicial clerkship with Judge Barrington D. Parker, Jr. on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He also worked as a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman in Washington, DC.

Kwon’s private sector business experience includes working in Google’s business strategy group and as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company and The Trium Group

Kwon worked as a special correspondent for CNN on a series exploring issues affecting the Asian American community. The series, “Uncovering America,” aired on CNN's American Morning in May 2007.The topics Kwon examined included the portrayal of Asian Americans in the media, the glass ceiling in the corporate workplace, ^] and affirmative action. He was also interviewed regarding these issues onAnderson Cooper 360. Other contributors to the series were Dan Simon, Betty Nguyen, Richard Lui, Dan Lothian, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Veronica De La Cruz and Alina Cho.

Kwon co-hosted a show, “How Not to Become Shark Bait,” on the Discovery Channel during 2008’s "Shark Week.

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