Joon Jeon

Joon Jeon, CFA, serves as a Senior Investment Officer at the International Monetary Fund since January 2017, focusing on sourcing and managing private equity and hedge fund investments for a $17B fund. Prior to this role, Joon was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Korea Investment Corporation from June 2011 to January 2017, overseeing a $7B US equity portfolio across various sectors. Experience also includes serving as Chief Risk Officer and Analyst at Contego Capital Partners, where Joon conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses of hedge funds, and a prior role as a Financial Analyst at LG Electronics USA, Inc., managing cash flow across multiple affiliated companies. Academic qualifications include an MBA in Finance and Quantitative Finance from NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Chicago.