Songyee Yoon is a distinguished venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist known for her significant contributions to the gaming industry, technology, and AI policy.

As founder and managing partner of Principal Venture Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, Dr. Yoon focuses on investing in AI-native companies. She provides strategic advisory services to governments, helping them develop branding and strategies for the future. Through her extensive political and diplomatic network, PVP has become a leading strategy advisor to organizations navigating uncertainty. Dr. Yoon serves as a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and as a member of the MIT Corporation. She also explores AI’s social impact and ethics as an inaugural member of the Advisory Council at Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Her work has earned recognition and honors from various institutions, including the Wall Street Journal and the World Economic Forum.