Hyek Yoo

Hyek (Paul) Yoo is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as Chief Operating Officer at Presto Labs, where responsibilities include fund business setup for Presto Capital Management and enhancing middle-office functionality. Concurrently, Yoo is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, teaching Risk Management for Financial Institutions. Previous experience includes co-founding IM Capital Partners Limited as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing business development and various operational functions, and serving as Managing Director at MAPS Capital Management Limited, where leadership of the hedge fund arm involved managing a flagship fund. Earlier roles at BNP Paribas included Proprietary Trader and Equity Derivatives Trader, while initial experience at Samsung Securities involved Vice President duties in equity trading. Education includes a Bachelor's Degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota.