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Senior Advisor Network
Alex Chi
Goldman Sachs
Alex Chi is a Partner in the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and Head of the Private Credit Group in the Americas. He joined Goldman Sachs in New York after graduating from MIT in 1994. Before assuming his current role, Alex spent thirteen years in the Financial Sponsors Group, where he led the group’s efforts in the Americas.
Amanda Ens
Citibank
Amanda Ens is currently an Investment Counselor Principal and a Director in Citi’s Institutional Clients Group. Prior to joining Citi in 2020, Amanda was at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where built and led a new institutional family office coverage platform out of Global Equities. Previously, she served as Investment Specialist and Team Leader for JPMorgan's Global Investment Opportunities Group between 2011 and 2016.
Brian Choi
Avis Budget Group
Brian Choi is currently a Chief Financial Officer at Avis Budget Group. He previously served on the Board of Avis Budget Group as well. Prior to joining, Mr. Choi was a Partner at SRS Investment Management. Before that, he was at Metalmark Capital and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Choi received his A.B. in Economics from Harvard College.
Chris Yang
GroveStreet
Chris is a Managing Partner at GroveStreet and an active investor in mid-market buyouts with a particular interest in distressed opportunities, as well as technology-oriented growth and venture funds. Prior to joining GroveStreet in 2001, Chris worked at Seed Capital, SoftBank’s early stage venture affiliate in Boston and with Bain & Company’s eVolution joint venture with TPG and Kleiner Perkins. Chris graduated with an SB in Economics from MIT, a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
Brian Kim
Blackstone
Brian Kim is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group at Blackstone. Mr. Kim is currently the Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and serves on the board of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and CorePoint Lodging Inc. (NYSE: CPLG). Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Kim worked at Apollo Real Estate Advisors, Max Capital Management Corp. and Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Kim received an AB in Biology from Harvard College where he graduated with honors.
Daniel Moon
Apertura Capital
Daniel Moon, CFA is the Founder and CIO of Apertura Capital, LLC, a fundamental long/short investment manager in New York. Prior to founding Apertura Capital in 2014, Daniel worked at various multi-billion dollar investment managers, including Visium Asset Management, Sursum Capital Management and Millennium Partners. He holds an MBA and Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Michigan.
David Han
One Equity Partners
David Han is a Senior Managing Director at One Equity Partners where he is a member of the Investment Committee, the Operating Committee and the Valuation Committee. Before joining OEP, Mr. Han previously served as Managing Director at Smith Barney, Greenhill and CSFB. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.
Dennis Rhee
Rothschild & Co.
Dennis Rhee joined Rothschild & Co. Credit Management as a Managing Director in 2017. Prior, he co-founded Treesdale Partners and held roles at Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Pedestal. Dennis has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a B.A. in Government from Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Eun Cho
Private Investor, Advisor & Entrepreneur
Eun Cho advises SMEs on growth and development strategies. Previously, he worked at Victory Capital Management Inc., Franklin Global Advisors, Fiduciary Trust Company International and AIG. He received his B.S. from Columbia University and Jacksonville University. He also serves on the Board for Beyond the Boroughs.
Gina Chon
Peterson Management
Gina Chon is a Managing Director at Peterson Management. Previously, she worked as a Vice President at Trilantic Capital Partners and as an Investment Banking Analyst in Lehman Brothers’ Global Communications and Media Group in New York. Gina holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University.
Grace Koo
KKR & Co. Inc.
Grace Koo is currently a Managing Director and Head of Talent Acquisition at KKR in New York. Previously, Ms. Koo was at AQR Capital Management and at Credit Suisse as part of its Equity Derivatives Structuring & Strategy team. Ms. Koo received her B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1992 and is a member of the MIT Corporation’s Visiting Committee.
Heg (Heakyung) Chung
Credit Suisse
Heg Chung is a Managing Director, the Global Head of ARU (Asset Resolution Unit), the “bad bank” and the Global Lead for the Libor Transition at Credit Suisse. Prior, Heg worked at DLJ, Credit Lyonnais and Citibank. Heg received her B.S. from M.I.T (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Helen Kim
Stone Point Capital
Helen Kim is a Vice President of Business Development at Stone Point Capital. Before joining, she was at Deutsche Bank’s Global Financial Sponsors Group, Broadridge Financial, Novarum and Citigroup. Ms. Kim currently serves on the Board of Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center. She graduated with a B.S.E. in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Hoon Kim
Quantinno Capital Management
Hoon Kim is a Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer of Quantinno Capital Management. Previously, Hoon worked at AQR Capital Management and Mellon Capital Management. He received his B.A. from Yonsei University and MBA / Ph.D. in Business from Carnegie Mellon University. Hoon is a founding member and the first President of KFS, as well as a CPA and CFA chartholder.
Hoyon Hwang
Tiger Pacific Capital
Hoyon Hwang is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tiger Pacific Capital. Prior, he was a Managing Director at Tiger Asia Management and a Senior Consultant at Bain & Company in Seoul and Chicago. Hoyon graduated with an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering cum laude from Seoul National University.
In Seon Hwang
Ascend Partners
In Seon Hwang is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ascend Partners. In Seon was previously at Warburg Pincus, GSC Partners, Goldman Sachs and the Boston Consulting Group. He received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Irene Hong
Lovell Minnick Partners
Irene Hong Edwards is a Principal and Head of Investor Relations at Lovell Minnick Partners. Prior, she was at Z Capital, KPS Capital Partners, Jefferies & Co. and Lexington Partners. Irene received an MBA from Columbia University and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgetown University. She also attended the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
John Ahn
Great American Capital
John Ahn is the President of Great American Capital Partners, a middle market direct lending fund and wholly owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial. Previously, he was the President and Head of Investment Banking at B. Riley & Company. He also serves on the Board of Directors at Hanmi Bank. He graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Williams College.
John Liew
AQR Capital Management
John Liew is the Co-Founder of AQR Capital Management and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Previously, John worked as a Portfolio Manager in the Asset Management Division at Goldman Sachs. He earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and MBA and Ph.D. in Finance also from Chicago.
John Moon
Moon Capital
John Moon is the Founder and Portfolio Manager at Moon Capital, a global alternative investment management firm. John has been running a similar global long/short equity strategy since 1997. He received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard College and earned an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Marketing from the University of Michigan School of Business Administration.
Karen Choi
Capital Group
Karen Choi is a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager specializing in utilities at Capital Group. Prior to joining Capital, she was a Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Analyst at AllianceBernstein and, before that, she was with Prudential Financial. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Wellesley College. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Katherine Park
Grafine Partners
Katherine Park is a Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Grafine Partners. Previously, she was head of Corporate Access in the Americas. Kathy also serves as the Governance Committee Chair of the board of Susan G. Komen Greater New York City. Kathy earned her B.A. in Economics from Harvard College and MBA from Harvard Business School.
Kyung-Ah Park
Temasek
Kyung-Ah Park is a Managing Director at Temasek, responsible for leading ESG initiatives across Temasek’s global investments. Previously, Kyung-Ah was a managing director and the head of Environmental Markets at Goldman Sachs. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and B.A. from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
Lanhee Yung
Sage Hall Partners
Lanhee Yung is a Founding Partner of Sage Hall Partners. She was most recently Global Head and Managing Director in Starwood Capital’s Fundraising & IR Group. Prior to Starwood, Lanhee was Head of IR & Fundraising for the CIM Group. She also worked at UBS and GLA Hotels and began her career at Merrill Lynch. Lanhee received her B.S. from Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration and earned her M.B.A. from ESSEC/Cornell University.
Melissa Ko
Covepoint Capital
Melissa Ko is the Managing Member of Covepoint Capital Advisors and serves as the CIO of the Covepoint Emerging Markets Macro Fund. Previously, she was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns & Co., where she founded the Fund in 2005. Melissa received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT and MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.
Michael Choo
FRC Advisors
Michael Choo is a founding Principal at FRC Advisors LLC, a privately-held investment firm focusing on distressed investments and special situations. Previously, Mr. Choo was with Atticus Capital, W.L. Ross & Co., and Goldman Sachs’ Special Situations investing group. Mr. Choo holds a B.A. from Stanford University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
Phil Kim
KKR & Co. Inc.
Phil Kim is a Managing Director at KKR within its Global Risk Strategies Team & KKR Capital Markets. Mr. Kim is responsible for managing the firm’s interest rate and foreign exchange exposure across its balance sheet, private market funds and portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Kim was in the corporate derivatives group at Morgan Stanley. He holds a B.A. from Stanford University.
Richard Park
Mizuho Bank
Rich Park is a Managing Director, Head of Strategic Solutions Group, and Management Committee Member at Mizuho Bank. Previously, Rich was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where he primarily focused on the private equity industry. Rich is actively involved in philanthropies including Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Cycle for Survival and serves on the Board of the Korean American Community Foundation.
Soo Kim
Standard General
Soo Kim is the Founding Partner, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Standard General. He has been investing in special situations strategies since 1997, including as co-founder of Cyrus Capital Partners and at Och-Ziff Capital Management. He holds an A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
SungTaek Hwang
Truston Asset Management
SungTaek Hwang is the Chairman and Equity Chief Investment Officer of Truston Asset Management. Mr. Hwang founded Truston as IMM Investment Management in 1998, serving as CIO and Director of Korean equity Management. In 2008, he had served as an advisor to the International Financial Bureau and the Economic Policy Bureau under the Korean Ministry of Strategy & Finance. Mr. Hwang completed the Ad Fontes Program (AFP) and holds a BA from Seoul National University.
Stellar Tucker
Truist Securities
Stellar is the head of the Technology Corporate and Investment Banking group at Truist Securities. Prior to Truist, Stellar spent most of her career in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS. Her prior roles include most recently, Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Development & Strategic Initiatives at HCL Technologies and Chief Financial Officer of a hedge fund seeded by Julian Robertson of Tiger Management. Stellar earned her BA from Northwestern University and her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She sits on the Board of Visitors for Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, and the Steering Committee for the KPMG | University of Chicago Annual M&A and Economic Forum.
Teddy Won
Aperture Investors
Teddy Won is a Trader at Aperture, specializing in corporate credit. Previously, Teddy held portfolio management responsibilities over European credit products at Hutchin Hill Capital with an emphasis on high yield and financials for 7 years. Teddy graduated from the Stern School of Business at New York University with a BS in Finance.
Walter Jin
Three Fields Capital
Walter Jin is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Three Fields Capital and Pacific Healthcare Management. Previously, Mr. Jin spent his career with The Carlyle Group, which grew from $300 million to over $80 billion in assets under management during his tenure. Mr. Jin is a graduate of Harvard University with a magna cum laude degree in Economics.
Young Kwon
Atalaya Capital Management
Young Kwon is a managing director at Atalaya, where he is responsible for the Firm’s investing in real estate. Prior to Atalaya, he spent seven years at Apollo as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Prior to Apollo, Young was Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. He has also worked for Nippon Life Insurance of Japan, Morgan Stanley, and began his career at Battle Fowler, LLP. Young holds a B.A. from the State University of New York Stony Brook, and he earned a J.D. from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.