# Younghoon Park

> Younghoon Park is a Seoul-based executive and investor whose career includes Samsung C&T, leadership of PDA maker CellVic, senior consulting roles, and venture investment and digital-commerce leadership at GS. Appointed dcamp CEO in April 2024, he introduced a more concentrated startup-growth strategy through dcamp 2.0 and its batch program. Dcamp’s board accepted his resignation in July 2026 following internal conflict and an audit.

- **Role:** Executive and venture investor
- **Organizations:** dcamp / Banks Foundation for Young Entrepreneurs, GS Retail, GS Home Shopping, Accenture Korea, Monitor Group, Boston Consulting Group, CellVic / JTel, Samsung C&T
- **Education:** Undergraduate and graduate study in business administration, Seoul National University, Program completion listed on public LinkedIn profile; program name unspecified, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Led venture investing at GS Home Shopping and later its integrated digital-commerce unit at GS Retail., Introduced dcamp 2.0 with a batch program combining investment and sustained growth support., Reported 1,628 mentoring hours for dcamp’s first batch in January 2026; this is a program measure, not a personal achievement alone.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Joined Samsung C&T.
- **1990s** — Worked on venture investing in Boston for approximately two years, according to his 2024 interview.
- **2001** — Appointed CEO of JTel, later CellVic, in November.
- **2004** — His 2024 interview dates the end of his CellVic leadership to 2004.
- **2010-2014** — Led Accenture Korea’s management-consulting business.
- **2014** — Joined GS Home Shopping to lead future-business and venture-investment activity.
- **2021** — Named head of the integrated GS Retail digital-commerce business unit.
- **2024-04** — Began a three-year term as dcamp CEO on April 1.
- **2024-10** — Presented dcamp 2.0 and the batch growth-support model.
- **2026-01** — Presented first-batch results at d.day.
- **2026-07** — Submitted resignation July 10; board accepted it July 20.

## Achievements

- Led venture investing at GS Home Shopping and later its integrated digital-commerce unit at GS Retail.
- Introduced dcamp 2.0 with a batch program combining investment and sustained growth support.
- Reported 1,628 mentoring hours for dcamp’s first batch in January 2026; this is a program measure, not a personal achievement alone.
- Represented dcamp on an international startup panel at GATEWAY Tech Takanawa in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Dcamp’s board accepted his resignation on July 20. July reporting said he retained the title on paper pending a successor but was excluded from practical duties, with operations divided among four leaders.
- **2026-06** — Dcamp reported 4,087 applications and 55 companies selected across batches one to seven.
- **2026-01** — Presented first-batch mentoring and target-attainment figures at d.day on January 29.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/younghoon-park-

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Last updated: 2026-10-10