Jae Yoon is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) and Chairman of NYL Investments Asia. He serves as the Chair of the Investment Governance Committee, responsible for the oversight of the investment performance of the strategies managed by NYLIM’s boutiques and affiliate portfolio teams. As Chairman of NYL Investments Asia, Mr. Yoon is responsible for developing and driving our business strategy in Asia.

Additionally, Mr. Yoon leads the Multi-Asset Solutions (MAS) team which oversees the portfolio management of New York Life Investments and third-party multi asset strategies, asset allocation services and economic analysis for New York Life.

Prior to joining NYLIM, Mr. Yoon was Head of Quantitative Research, Analytics, and Risk Management globally at Western Asset Management. Previously, he was with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers where he served as the Head of Risk and Performance for the Pacific and European Regions in Tokyo and London, respectively. Mr. Yoon also worked at JP Morgan Securities in Asia as regional head of Risk Management Control for Fixed Income and Equity Derivative Trading. 

Mr. Yoon earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Operations Research at Cornell University.