Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 2003
Seongbae Lim, Ph.D., joined St. Mary's University as an associate professor of Information Systems. He specializes in innovation and convergence management, e-commerce, database management, and management information systems. His prior teaching experience includes the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and State University of New York at Geneseo.

Lim's specialized research interests are in the areas of innovation and convergence management, service management and entrepreneurship. Recent works have appeared in the International Journal of Knowledge Management, Service Industries Journal, and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. He has done many special lectures and keynote speeches about innovation and convergence management for world-renowned institutes such as Peking University, Moscow State University, Kanda Foreign Study University, and Seoul National University, Global Convergence Forum.

Lim is active in the Association of Information Systems, Decision Science Institute and the Pan Pacific Business Association. He has also served as an editor for Service Business, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management, and Journal of Convergence Information Technology. He is director of operations for the Pan Pacific Business Association.

Lim has been selected for Marquis Who's Who in America along with Who's Who in the World since 2005. The International Herald Tribune has featured Dr. Lim regarding his role in building the relationship between US and Korean universities. In addition, as a columnist, Lim contributes regularly about spiritual capital to Guideposts.