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Songyee Yoon

Investor

Managing Partner at Principal Venture Partners

United States

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Dan LeeunlockedSongyee: together at Principal Venture Partners (2025)
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About

A leader, investor, and author with 20 years in AI and gaming; former President and Chief Strategy Officer at NCSoft who scaled the company into a global gaming giant. She serves on boards including HP and MIT and has received numerous honors including WEF Young Global Leader.

Experience

  1. Principal Venture PartnersFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
  2. HPBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  3. NCSOFTPresident & CSO2008 — 2023
  4. SK TelecomVice President2004 — 2007
  5. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2000 — 2002

Skills & more

Public Policy1NegotiationInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisInnovation ManagementPortfolio ManagementCreativity and InnovationStrategic Partnerships8Strategic Planning6Start-ups7Video Games5Game Design4
+8 moreStrategyBusiness StrategyGame DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsLeadershipManagement ConsultingVenture CapitalBusiness Development
  • Directors' Consortium — Public — Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century — Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Songyee Yoon?
A leader, investor, and author with 20 years in AI and gaming; former President and Chief Strategy Officer at NCSoft who scaled the company into a global gaming giant. She serves on boards including HP and MIT and has received numerous honors including WEF Young Global Leader.
Where does Songyee Yoon work?
Songyee Yoon is Managing Partner at Principal Venture Partners.
Where did Songyee Yoon go to school?
Songyee Yoon studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computational Neuroscience); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Executive Program); Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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