| Kwon Hyuk-Bin | |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Occupation: | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
| Founder and Chairman of Smilegate Holdings. | |
| Alma Mater: | Sogang University (BEng.) |
Kwon Hyuk-Bin (Korean: 권혁빈) is a South Korean businessman, investor, and philanthropist. A billionaire who co-founded South Korea's third largest gaming company, Smilegate, which is the maker of the popular Crossfire games. Crossfire has gone on to become the most popular first-person shooter game in history. He owns 100% of Smilegate Holdings, which he founded in 2002.[1]
Kwon holds an electrical engineering degree from Sogang University. After a failed education startup, 4Csof, Kwon turned down a software engineering position at Samsung to pursue his goal of developing video games. He partnered with Tencent to break into the Chinese high-technology market.[1] [2] [3]
Kwon has been involved in starting Orange Farm, South Korea's largest private incubator and has donated over $5 million to building schools in Vietnam and China.[1] He has also contributed over $2 million to his alma mater at Sogang University.[4]