Joonho is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on the institutional and social contexts that foster the emergence and growth of groundbreaking entrepreneurial ideas and promising ventures. In his dissertation, he sets up accelerators as the primary research context. He explores how startup ideas and growth opportunities are shaped by peers and program directors in the same cohort. He also theorizes and examines how the benefits of accelerator programs are conditioned by entrepreneurs’ locational choices. Prior to his doctoral study, Joonho worked for the Ministry of Science & ICT in South Korea, taking charge of multiple entrepreneurship policy programs. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2012) and Master of Public Policy (2019) from Seoul National University.