Byongjin Ahn is a professor at Global Academy for Future Civilization, Kyung Hee University in South Korea. He has been a guest commentator at Korea Broadcasting System(KBS) and opinion columnist for Joong Ang daily. He has received a ph.d at New School for Social Research in NY(Hannah Arendt Award for Ph.D. Dissertation). He is currently writing the book on the fourth branch of government based on the presentation at Athen Democracy Forum on September (preliminary title: From Democracy to Biocracy)