Leading with Purpose: A Trailblazing Executive’s Impact on Positive Change, with Paul Kim

This episode features a conversation with Paul Kim, the Founder and Principal of LaSalle Asset Management, CEO and Managing Partner of Aventis Asset Management, and Founder and Partner of 2DS Productions in Chicago. Moderated by CKA President Abraham Kim, this conversation was recorded as part of Mr. Kim’s Honoree recognition at the 2024 CKA Envision Gala and Summit. Mr. Kim was honored for his business accomplishments and humanitarian efforts to aid and fund community development projects in North America, Asia, and Africa.

Paul Kim is the founder and managing partner of LaSalle Asset Management, a proprietary trading firm focused on agricultural commodities. Previously, Mr. Kim was involved in the futures industry for 38 years, first as a trader for Cargill Inc. and then as the first Asian American independent floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade. From 2000 to 2020 he founded and managed two funds, LaSalle and Aventis Asset Management. In 1996, he started a foundation called International Outreach Council, non-profit acting as a “venture capitalist” for Christian based organizations serving in the US and the “10/40 window”. He is also the founder and managing partner of Providence Pictures, a production company focused on creating content for the entertainment industry. Since 2013 Mr. Kim has focused on serving the Korean American community via his activities through the Council of Korean Americans.