John J-H Kim

Mr. Kim is responsible for LinkShare's technology, finance, accounting, human resources and legal teams. Mr. Kim is currently Executive Vice President of International Business Headquarters of Rakuten Inc. ("Rakuten") and President and CEO of Rakuten USA, Inc. He was involved in the early development of Rakuten Ichiba.

Prior to joining Rakuten full time in 2005, John enjoyed an entrepreneurial career in the education field, starting, managing, and successfully exiting several companies.

Mr. Kim also worked four years at McKinsey & Company, Inc., a global strategic management consulting firm, where he served a broad range of clients address strategic and management issues.

Mr. Kim received a B.A. magna cum laude in East Asian Studies from Harvard College and received a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.