U Thura Ko Ko, Vice-Chair

U Thura Ko Ko is the Founding Partner of YGA Capital, a Myanmar-registered advisory company focused on identifying and investing in attractive growth opportunities in the country for global private equity firm TPG Capital and its associated companies and funds. He is also a Director of telecom tower operator Apollo Towers Myanmar Limited and of urban microfinance company Pacific Star Finance Limited.

Previously, he worked at several international investment banks, including Goldman Sachs and N.M. Rothschild. He was Vice-President of Providence Equity, a global telecom and media fund in Hong Kong, before returning to his native country Myanmar in 2010. He was elected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2013 and plays an active role in policy discussions in Myanmar.