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

Former Chairman and CEO, UBS Group, Asia Pacific
Chairman, Dean’s Asian Executive Board, MIT Sloan School of Management

Chi-Won Yoon, SB ’82, SM ’86, is an independent director of Hyundai Motor Co. and SK (Inc) in South Korea. He is also the chair of the MIT Sloan’s Asia Executive Board. 

Previously, he was Chairman of Eqonex. In this capacity, Mr. Yoon led the Board, worked closely with the management team, and managed relationships with shareholders and stakeholders.

Before joining Eqonex, 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 Chairman and CEO of UBS AG, Asia Pacific, and was a UBS Group Executive Board member 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 South Korea, worked as an electrical engineer in satellite communications. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT and a master’s in finance from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.