Jayeon Yoo

Head of Finance Operations,
San Jose

Jayeon Yoo

Head of Finance Operations,
San Jose

Jayeon Yoo is Head of Finance Operations for Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), Samsung Electronics’ evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund investing in deep-tech infrastructure and data-enabled platforms.

Prior to joining Samsung, Jayeon spent time on Financial District, San Francisco, as Accounting Manager at Top Tier Capital Partners, an institutional venture capital firm. Her experience spans on multiple investment strategies including Fund of Funds, Secondaries and Directs. She led the finance team on fund and investment level performance reporting, and was responsible for managing European Funds, including regulatory filings.

Jayeon holds B.A in Business Management from Washington State University, and attended Study Abroad program at Cesar Ritz Colleges in Switzerland. Jayeon currently holds CPA license for the State of California.

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What do you like most about working at Samsung?

I start my day understanding my opinions are acknowledged and valued. Samsung Catalyst team has extensive experience with deep know-hows, and I am thankful to learn technical side of engineering. There are many flowing ideas in Silicon Valley, and we are passionate to discover and assist them grow.

What do you like to do outside of work?

Trying different local restaurants and cafes, traveling for NorCal Scenery, hiking, and learning to play golf.