Joanne Yoo

Partner at Development Partners International (DPI)

Panellist

Joanne Yoo is a Partner at Development Partners International (DPI), a leading Pan African private investment firm with over $3 billion under management targeting investments in high growth and innovation-led companies across the continent. Ms. Yoo serves on a number of Advisory Boards and Investment Committees including the endowment of the Executive Leadership Council. In 2020, Ms. Yoo was appointed by the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the Investor Advisory Committee. Ms. Yoo is serving on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of PEWIN (Private Equity Women Investor Network), representing over $3 trillion in assets under management. Ms. Yoo’s industry contributions have garnered global recognition, including being named one of Private Equity International’s Women of Influence in 2024, and receiving the 2023 Influential Women in Institutional Investing award by Pension & Investments.