Minmo graduated from Yonsei University in Korea with a BBA degree in 2011 and worked at Korea Development Bank and Export-Import Bank of Korea (K-EXIM) for four years. Then he earned an MA degree in economics from Duke University, prior to joining the PhD program in finance at the University of Florida. He is working on entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and private equity under the supervision of Professor Jay Ritter and Professor Andy Naranjo.