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
Education
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH
- IMDMBA, Business Administration and Management
- Harvard Business SchoolStrategic Management of Growth Companies, Leadership Executive Program
- Korea UniversityBachelor of Business Administration - BBA
- Jakarta Intercultural SchoolMiddle & High School
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.
Same school
Also attended Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health11
Hal PazInvestor at Khosla VenturesJessica A. Zeaske, PhD, MBAManaging Partner, Strategic Investment at Echo Health VenturesHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpMilan GriffesPrincipal at LIONHEART VENTURESKiran YemulFellow, Healthcare & Life Sciences at BravenMadelyn KnowlesResearch at Rock Health
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Also attended IMD137
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpDavidFormer Chief Technology Officer at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass Ventures
+ 131 more
Also attended Korea University30
Johann FriederichAssociate at Notion CapitalVictoria BondarchukDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersLoh Jia YiManager at SGInnovateTak LeeCEO at Hashed EmergentSamuel WendelinInvestment Director at Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Florian WeberAssociate at Korelya Capital
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Also attended Jakarta Intercultural School9
Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesRaunaq NanwaniVice President at Openspace VenturesNimesh ModakInvestor at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesDinesh GanesanPrincipal at ArcTern VenturesCarl ThongGeneral Partner - Eagle Ventures Asia at Eagle Venture
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Shared employers
Also worked at Philips77
Paul van OoikInvestment associate at NoaberIdil KavakliExperts | Venture Partner at 212Daniel GrafGeneral Partner at redalpineRuben OsnabruggePartner & Chief Medical Officer at 415 CapitalNeelam DhawanTech Industry Trailblazer at SenseAI VenturesRobbert FlipsenEntrepreneur in Residence at Peak
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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


















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