Following President Carol Folt's decision in November 2024 to retire at the end of the academic year in June 2025, the USC Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Beong-Soo Kim, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, as the interim president pending the outcome of their national search. See, https://today.usc.edu/usc-announces-presidential-search-committee-interim-leadership/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_12556084_nl_Daily-Briefing_date_20250210
According to the LA Times, " Announcing the decision in a campuswide letter Wednesday, Board of Trustees Chair Suzanne Nora Johnson and Vice Chair David C. Bohnett praised Kim, who has worked at USC since 2020, for his "impeccable character, strong and collaborative leadership and a broad understanding of our academic research and medical enterprises, as well as our athletics programs."
"He also possesses a deep commitment to the university’s academic, research and health care missions and our aspirations for excellence in all that we do," the letter said.
"He has built strong relationships with deans, faculty and staff across USC and Keck Medicine, earning respect from everyone," it continues."
The announcement states that he will not be a candidate for the permanent position.
He previously worked as a vice president and assistant general counsel at Kaiser Permanente and as a partner at the Jones Day law firm. He served in the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles for nearly nine years, until 2012. Earlier, he was an adjunct law professor at USC.
He is a graduate of Havard Law School and holds a Masters of Science in Political Theory from the London School of Economics.
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