Yong-Moon Kim

Mr. Kim brings to Triterras nearly 30 years of experience in international investment, finance and technology leadership in Asia, the United States and Europe. He serves as advisor for fintech and blockchain incubation to the Korea Internet Agency. He is also a mentor and advisor to the Korean KOCCA program—incubated technology startups in the Korean artificial intelligence, fintech and blockchain sectors.

Mr. Kim was a founder of the first Korean robo-advisor PKI, which was selected for the Korean government’s fintech “sandbox.” He also served as an advisor to Smartforecast, a Korean machine-learning fintech startup focusing on AI-driven portfolio management and Tenspace, an AI-driven credit rating fintech startup.

Kim’s investment and capital markets experience includes serving as Managing Director and Head of Global Equities at Credit Suisse Asset Management, where he led a team of portfolio managers in Zurich, London, New York, Tokyo, and Singapore. His many accomplishments at Credit Suisse include creating joint ventures with ICBC in China and Woori Financial Group in Korea, building a fund distribution channel in Japan, and rebuilding Credit Suisse’s private client practice in the UAE. Prior to Credit Suisse, Kim served as the inaugural Head of Mirae Asset Global Investments.

Mr. Kim holds a BA in East Asian Studies from McGill University. Kim also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a major in international finance and accounting. He is licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission as a Responsible Officer for Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities.