Prior to establishing ACE, David was with Korean technology private equity firm Skylake Investment for 10 years, most recently as Managing Director.
Between 2001 and 2007, David was an Equity Research Analyst with Merrill Lynch, CLSA Asia and HSBC Securities, and was named a Top 10 Analyst in IT Hardware by Asia Money.

David holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley.

Dr. Nam was formerly with Halcyon Search, a senior management and private equity recruiter in Korea.
He is also an Adjunct Professor on Corporate Governance at Sogang University Business School.

Tony holds a PhD in Business from Loughborough University in the UK, and is a member of the Korea Securities Association.

Seungro Choe is an Executive Director based in Seoul.
Prior to joining ACE in 2018, Seungro was in Tri-C and CFP divisions of Doosan Corporation that are corporate strategy and M&A groups, respectively.
Prior to Doosan, he was formerly with Pine Tree Partners, a special situation fund in Korea.

He holds a BA in Business Administration and Western History from Seoul National University.

Ja No is a Senior Manager based in Seoul.
Prior to joining ACE in 2018, Ja No worked as an intern analyst at Medivate Partners and Standard Chartered Private Equity.
He holds a BS in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and MA in Finance from Peking University HSBC Business School.

Sungik Choi is a Senior Manager based in Seoul.
Prior to joining ACE in 2023, Sungik worked as an investment professional at Must Ventures and H&Q Korea Partners.
Prior to that, he worked as a CPA at Samil PwC Deal Advisory department.

Sungik holds a BA in Business Administration from Yonsei University.
He is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountant.

Kyu Sang (Tom) Cho is an investment associate based in Seoul.
Prior to joining ACE in 2022, Kyu Sang was an investment banking analyst at Nomura International in Hong Kong for 2 years.
He holds a BA in Economics and Finance from Hong Kong University (HKU).

Soomin Lee is an investment associate who joined ACE in 2024.
Before joining ACE, Soomin worked as a software developer and subsequently as an in-house strategy consultant at NHN, a South Korean IT conglomerate.
Soomin holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Stanford University.