Joanne Yu

Senior Client Partner & Co-Head of Global Financial Markets, GC Shanghai, Hong Kong

Joanne has over 20 years of professional experience with global advisory and executive search 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, including Asset Managers, Global Banking, Insurance and Securities. She also  has  rich  experience  in  serving  Alternative  Investments  related  talent  needs, including Hedge Funds 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 Financial clients placed senior roles including CEO, CFO, Managing Director and Board members.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Joanne worked with another global leadership advisory firm as a core member in the Financial sector. Earlier in her career, she served as an Associate Partner at IBM and Senior 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.