About
John Yoon is Managing Director Asia Pacific at Joint Commission International with over 17 years of healthcare and medical technology leadership experience across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. He holds an MPH from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from IMD, and specializes in commercial strategy, market entry, go-to-market planning, and public-private partnerships in emerging markets. His functional expertise includes P&L management, medical device innovation, strategic key account management, and new product introduction across healthcare systems and digital health initiatives.
Experience
- Joint Commission InternationalManaging Director Asia Pacificcurrent2017 β presentSingapore
- PhilipsRegional Director, Head of Business Solutions, Head of Philips Capital ASEAN & Korea2013 β 2017Singapore
- Mubadala HealthGeneral Manager, Wooridul Spine Centre Abu Dhabi and Northern Emirates2009 β 2013Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Wooridul Spine HospitalHead of Global Strategy and International Business2007 β 2012Seoul, Korea
- Wooridul Spine HospitalExcutive Director & Interim CEO of Wooridul Spine Center Sahid Sahirman Memorial Hospital2009 β 2012Jakarta, Indonesia
- I-Futures AsiaManaging Partner2005 β 2007Korea, Singapore, Malaysia
- νλμνAssociate, Corporate Banking2003 β 2005Seoul, Korea
- 2nd Infantry Division - KoreaSergeant, Military Police1999 β 2001South Korea
Skills & more
Go-to-Market StrategyC-Suite SellingP&L ManagementCross-functional Team Leadership18Channel SalesStrategic Business DevelopmentBusiness Development StrategyMarket ResearchExecutive LeadershipArtificial Intelligence (AI)Patient SafetyProduct Marketing
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Public-private PartnershipsCommercial ManagementRegional PlanningKey Account ManagementTechnology Change ManagementSales ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Business TransformationTeam LeadershipTeamworkTeam ManagementStrategic PlanningLanguages English Β· Korean
- Executive Certificate in AI-Led Enterprise Transformation β Nanyang Technological University Singapore
- Quality Improvement in Healthcare Specialization β Imperial College London
- AI in Healthcare Specialization β Stanford University
- COVID-19 Contact Tracing β Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Generative AI for Executives and Business Leaders Specialization β IBM
- Delta Omega Honorary Society β Delta Omega Honorary Society
From John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Verge HealthTech Fund
Albert Behr
Global Technology Commercialization and Licensing Expert at Verge HealthTech Fund
Aparna Krishnan
Venture Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
Brendan Farmer
Operating Partner, Outfront Capital at Verge HealthTech Fund
Carl Nicholas Ng
General Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
Dato Paul Supramaniam
Chairman of Law Asia at Verge HealthTech Fund
Dr Jeremy Lim
Healthcare Strategist at Verge HealthTech Fund
Ed Deng
Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund
Erika Cheung
Executive Director of Ethics in Entrepreneurship at Verge HealthTech Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Yoon?
- John Yoon is Managing Director Asia Pacific at Joint Commission International with over 17 years of healthcare and medical technology leadership experience across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. He holds an MPH from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from IMD, and specializes in commercial strategy, market entry, go-to-market planning, and public-private partnerships in emerging markets. His functional expertise includes P&L management, medical device innovation, strategic key account management, and new product introduction across healthcare systems and digital health initiatives.
- Where does John Yoon work?
- John Yoon is Healthtech Startup Advisor at Verge HealthTech Fund.
- Where did John Yoon go to school?
- John Yoon studied at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH); IMD (MBA, Business Administration and Management); Harvard Business School (Strategic Management of Growth Companies, Leadership Executive Program).
Same school
Also attended Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health11
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Shared employers
Also worked at Philips104
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