Chi-Won Yoon, SB '82, SM'86

Chairman, EQONEX
Chairman, Dean’s Asian Executive Board, MIT Sloan School of Management

Chi-Won Yoon, SB ‘82, SM ‘86 is Chairman of EQONEX. In this capacity, Mr. Yoon is responsible for managing and providing leadership to the Board of Directors.

He previously served as Chairman of Diginex. In this capacity, Mr. Yoon was responsible for leading the Board, working closely with the management team and managing relationships with shareholders and stakeholders.

Prior to joining Diginex, Mr. Yoon was Executive Vice Chairman of UBS Wealth Management. In this position, Mr. Yoon was responsible for developing and enhancing long-term strategic relationships with key clients globally. He retired from UBS in 2019.

Mr. Yoon also served as President and CEO of UBS AG, Asia Pacific, and was a member of the UBS Group Executive Board from 2009 to 2015. In this capacity, he oversaw the entire firm in 13 countries around the region and was responsible for UBS's three main divisions: Investment Bank, Wealth Management and Global Asset Management. Mr. Yoon joined UBS in 1997 and established the equity derivatives business. He then held various positions in the investment bank including Head of Equities and Head of Securities Asia Pacific. He also served as the Hong Kong Country Head.

Mr. Yoon has been in financial services since 1986 when he started in equity derivatives. Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Yoon worked at Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong and, before that, at Merrill Lynch in New York. Before embarking on a Wall Street career, Mr. Yoon, a native of Korea, worked as an electrical engineer in satellite communications.

Mr. Yoon holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from M.I.T. and a master’s degree in finance from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.