Offerings

Michael B. Kim is a partner and founder of MBK Partners, a seasoned financier, active philanthropist, and author. He grew up in Seoul, Korea, was educated in the United States, and currently works in Seoul and Hong Kong. With over thirty years of experience in investment banking and private equity, Michael B. Kim founded MBK Partners, along with several other founding members, in 2005. After completing his MBA at Harvard Business School, where he was a member of the Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors, Kim began his career in finance at Goldman Sachs. He then held positions at Salomon Smith Barney and Carlyle Group before co-founding MBK Partners. Under his leadership, MBK Partners has grown to over $30 billion in assets under management and investments in China, Japan, and Korea. During his time in the financial industry, Michael B. Kim has been recognized for both his business acumen and his philanthropic efforts. He was distinguished as one of Bloomberg Markets 50 Most Influential in 2015. Forbes Asia named him one of its Heroes of Philanthropy in 2021, 2022, and 2024. In 2024, Market Insights designated him as Most Influential in Korea's Capital Markets.Continuing his commitment to philanthropy, in 2024, Haverford College announced plans to establish an Institute for Ethical Inquiry and Leadership and to fund faculty positions, with financial support from a $25 million donation by Kim. In addition to his career achievements, Kim wrote the novel Offerings, a national bestseller. Michael B. Kim | LinkedInMichael B. Kim | Crunchbase Find out more about MBK Partners

A National Bestseller"Offerings is a beautifully wrought coming-of-age storyof a young man torn between art and commerce, conscience and obligation, Korea and the United States.I loved it."—Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Talking to Strangers"A potent combination of a financial thriller and a coming-of-age immigrant tale, Offerings is a great book. A thoughtful and engrossing read."—Gary Shteyngart, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Our Country Friends“Michael Kim writes with the authority of an insider on the intricate workings of Wall Street and the high stakes for Korea during the Asia Financial Crisis, but at its core Offerings is a moving love story—about a young man’s love for his home country, his father, and his newfound soul mate. Offerings is an elegant poem on the redemptive power of love.”—Sandy Weill, chairman emeritus of Citigroup and bestselling author of The Real Deal: My Life in Business and Philanthropy"In clean, elegantprose, Michael Kim plumbs the complicated world of international finance—and the universal longing of fathers and sons not to disappoint one another. Offerings is the engrossing tale of an immigrant's troubled return home."—Elizabeth Cobbs, New York Times bestselling author of The Hamilton Affair and The Tubman Command"This is a brilliant novel about a critical turning point both in a man's life and in his country of origin. The author, who was born in South Korea but lived much of his childhood in New Jersey, writes with rare clarity and great authority about high finance, the concept of home, and, most importantly, lessons learned from and redemption achieved with a beloved father ."—Nick Lyons, professor of English, Hunter College (retired), and bestselling author “If you want a look at a world you have never seen and appreciate rock-ribbed drama, then Offerings is that surprising item, a book that is at once new and fascinating.”—Craig Nova, author of  The Good Son