하영선 이사장은 현재 동아시아연구원 이사장 및 서울대학교 명예교수를 겸임하고 있다. 남북정상회담 준비위원회 원로자문회의 위원과 대통령국가안보자문단을 역임했다. 서울대학교 외교학과에서 학사와 석사학위를, 미국 워싱턴대학교에서 국제정치학 박사학위를 받았다. 서울대학교 외교학과 교수 (1980-2012)로 재직했으며 미국 프린스턴대학 국제문제연구소와 스웨덴 스톡홀름 국제평화연구소의 초청연구원이었다. 최근 저서 및 편저로는 『사랑의 세계정치: 전쟁과 평화』(2019), 『한국외교사 바로 보기: 전통과 근대』(2019), 『미중의 아태질서 건축경쟁』(2017), 《1972 한반도와 주변4강 2014》 (2015), 《하영선 국제정치 칼럼 1991-2011》 (2012), 《복합세계정치론》(2012), 《북한2032: 선진화로 가는 공진전략》 등이 있다.

Young-Sun Ha is the Chairman of the board of trustees at the East Asia Institute(EAI) and Professor Emeritus of the Seoul National University. Dr. Ha served as a member of senior advisory group for the inter-Korean summit talks preparation committee and a member of the Presidential National Security Advisory Group. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Seoul National University, and holds a Ph.D. in international politics from the University of Washington. He was Professor of International Relations at Seoul National University (1980-2012), He was a research fellow at the Center for International Studies at Princeton University, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. His recent books and edited volumes include: World Politics of Love: War and Peace (2019), A New Perspective on the Diplomatic History of Korea: Tradition and Modernity (2019), U.S.-China Competition in the Architecture of a Regional Order in the Asia-Pacific (2017) , Korean Peninsula among Big Powers 1972 vs 2014 (2015 ),Young-Sun Ha on International Politics: A Collection of Columns from 1991 to 2011 (2012), Complex World Politics (2012),The Future of North Korea 2032: The Strategy of Coevolution for the Advancement (2010).