Daw Thiri Thant Mon

Managing Partner | Pegu Partners

Thiri Thant Mon is Managing Partner of Pegu Partners, a capital and strategy advisory firm focused on Myanmar. She also serves as the CEO of the Myanmar Institute of Directors and runs City Invest, an investment platform in conjunction with City Holdings. She has over 20 years of experience in the US, UK and Myanmar, including as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in London and member of the executive leadership team at Yoma Strategic Holdings in Myanmar. She is an experience board director and currently serves as an independent director of Dawn Microfinance Myanmar and as a trustee for Turquoise Mountain Foundation. She holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary and an MBA from the London Business School.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thirithantmon/

Educational Background

  • MBA, London Business School, UK, 2006
  • BA, Economics, College of William and Mary, USA, 2000

Directorship Certification

  • Thai Institute of Directors, DCP235
  • Thai Institute of Directors, Directors’ Diploma, 2017

Employment History

  • Managing Partner, Pegu Partners, 2015-Present
  • CEO, Myanmar Institute of Directors, 2020-Present
  • Head of Corporate Development, Yoma Strategic Holdings, 2013-2015
  • Vice President, Fixed Income Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley, 2006-2013
  • Manager, Credit Risk Analytics, Capital One Bank 2000 – 2004

Directorship History

  • Independent Director, Early Dawn Microfinance, 2020-Present
  • Trustee, Turquoise Mountain Foundation, 2017-Present
  • Board Member, British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar, 2017-Present
  • Trustee, Yangon Heritage Trust, 2019-2020
  • Trustee, DohEain, 2017 -2020
  • Trustee, Kite Tales Foundation, 2017-2020
  • Board Member, Phandeeyar Innovation Lab, 2017-2020
  • Board Member, NEXLabs, 2017-2018
  • Advisory Board Member, Thitsa Works Inc, 2017-2019
  • Alternate Director, Myanmar Tower Company, 2013-2015
  • Alternate Director, MC-Jalux Airport Services, 2014-2015

Functional Area

  • Consulting
  • Emerging Markets
  • Financial Expertise/CFO
  • Governance
  • Strategic Alliances, Partnerships and/or Mergers and Acquisitions