Sungyong, as a Republic of Korea government sponsored scholar, completed his S.J.D. at Fordham University Law, LL.M. at New York University Law, M.A. in International Cooperation at Seoul National University, B.A. in Law at Korea National Police University (KNPU). He is an attorney at law licensed in New York.

Sungyong Kang is currently working as a Criminal Intelligence Officer at the INTERPOL Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre where his main duty is to coordinate the international cooperation to trace, freeze/seize the criminal proceeds. He has led the Operation HAECHI targeting Cyber-Enabled Financial Crime and worked as a co-lead for the Cyber-Enabled Project which INTERPOL is collaborating with FATF and Egmont Group. 

Prior to joining the INTERPOL, he worked as a researcher and an adjunct professor at the Korea National Police University focusing on the financial crime exploiting new technologies, such as Blockchain, AI and Metaverse, etc. Before then, he successfully investigated high profile financial crimes leading his team to be awarded as the best investigation team in Seoul.

He is also the prolific author of the papers published by renowned journals including International & Comparative Law Quarterly (Cambridge University Press), Michigan Journal of International Law (Michigan Law School), etc.