Where does David Yi work?

David Yi is Managing Partner at Ethos Fund.

Where did David Yi go to school?

David Yi studied at University of Chicago Law School (Doctor of Jurisprudence - JD); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity - MDiv Candidate).

David Yi

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Managing Partner at Ethos Fund

Saigon, Vietnam

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A serial entrepreneur with two exits, David previously held executive roles in global edtech, serving as CEO of Riiid Labs, Head of Asia for ACT.org, and Managing Director of Asia for K12.com. He holds a JD from the University of Chicago Law School and a degree from Middlebury College.

Experience

Quintstone CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — present
Mamre ChapelChaplaincurrent2026 — present
Patent PrepCo-Founder & Executive Chairmancurrent2026 — present
GiftedTalented.comEditorcurrent2025 — present
Ethos FundManaging Partnercurrent2022 — presentHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Leverage AsiaHost2024 — 2026United States
VinUniversityAcademic Chair2023 — 2024Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
Stanford University Graduate School of EducationSMILE Project Board Member2018 — 2022Palo Alto, CA
Riiid LabsChief Executive Officer2020 — 2022San Ramon, California, United States
K12Managing Director | Head of Asia2016 — 2020
ACTRegional Director | Head of Asia2016 — 2020
Lyceum VenturesManaging Partner2014 — 2020
LSAT SenseiFounder and Owner2011 — 2020Chicago, IL
Peace CorpsPeace Corps Volunteer2005 — 2007Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Skills & more

Start-up Ventures10Sales8Investments5Venture Capital4Business-to-Business (B2B)3Business Advising2Content Strategy2Business Strategy2Personal Branding2International Business Development2Writing2Public Speaking17

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Non-profitsNonprofitsLegal WritingResearchIntercultural CommunicationManagementEducationLSAT

Languages Chinese · English · Korean

Science of Well Being — Yale University
Disruptive Innovation — Harvard Business School Online

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Yi?: A serial entrepreneur with two exits, David previously held executive roles in global edtech, serving as CEO of Riiid Labs, Head of Asia for ACT.org, and Managing Director of Asia for K12.com. He holds a JD from the University of Chicago Law School and a degree from Middlebury College.
Where does David Yi work?: David Yi is Managing Partner at Ethos Fund.
Where did David Yi go to school?: David Yi studied at University of Chicago Law School (Doctor of Jurisprudence - JD); The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity - MDiv Candidate).