Yann Kwok

About Yann Kwok

Asset allocator focused on capital preservation and asymmetric upside across a…

Experience

1. Founder

   Internet Direct

   Jan 1995 — Present

   Founder• Strategy Consultant, United Nations, New YorkPrepared strategic recommendation for the President of Madagascar, leading to the privatization of Telecom Malagasy.• Independent Regional Expert, World Bank GroupEvaluated bids which resulted in 6 capacity development projects totaling $3M.• Technical Director, Mauritius Commercial BankProvided DNS expertise leading to the introduction of the country’s first Internet banking platform• Independent Technical Expert, United NationsEvaluated bids for the $15M “Internet Initiative for Africa” project, quadrupling Namibia\'s Internet connectivity.• Regional Instructor, INTIF, FranceBuilt and trained a team, which brought up Madagascar’s first Internet connection.• Network Specialist, Kerzner International, MauritiusPlanned and implemented a wide area network for one of the Top 5 Leading Resorts of the World

Education

• Stanford University

  DVP, Reuters Digital Vision Fellow

  2004 — 2005

• University of Cape Town

  BCom(Hons), Information Systems

  1992 — 1993

• University of Cape Town

  BCom, Accounting & Information Systems

  1989 — 1991

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA (Sloan Fellow), Venture Capital & Private Equity

Skills

• Start-Ups
• Corporate Development
• Strategy
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Buyouts
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Management
• Venture Financing
• Management Consulting
• Venture Capital
• Gemology
• Business Strategy
• Leadership
• Private Equity
• Options Strategies
• Derivatives Trading
• Product Management
• Minerals
• Entrepreneurship
• Early-Stage Startups