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.

Heesuk (Shawn) Shin is a Managing Director based in Seoul.
Prior to joining ACE in 2025, Heesuk worked as an investment director at Q Capital Partners for 8 years.
Prior to that, he worked at Leveraged Financing Division, IBD, KB Securities.

Heesuk holds a BA in Economics from Columbia University.

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.

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.