Joanne

Yu

Senior Client Partner, Financial Service Practice

Joanne has over 20 years of professional experience with global executive search and consulting firms with a focus on the Financial Services industry.

Joanne has provided executive placement and leadership advisory services for both global and Chinese financial institutions. She has rich experience in serving Alternative Investments related talent needs, including PE and real estate clients. She has deep understandings of both MNC and Chinese culture difference and is highly experienced in identifying the best fit solutions for her clients.

She has helped leading global and local PE and VC clients placed senior roles including MD, senior advisor, vice Chairman etc.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Joanne worked with another global leadership advisory firm as a core member in the FS sector. Earlier in her career, she served as an Associate Partner at IBM and a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), focusing on the Financial Services sector.

Joanne holds an MBA degree from INSEAD, an EMBA degree from Tsinghua PBCSF, and a Bachelor’s degree from Zhengzhou University.