Daw Thiri Thant Mon

Executive Director

Myanmar Institute of Directors (MIoD)

Daw Thiri Thant Mon is the Director of Investor Relations for Climate Investment, a private equity firm based in London, UK focused on investing in decarbonisation technologies.  She also serves as Executive Director of the Myanmar Institute of Directors which is Myanmar’s corporate governance body and trustee for Turquoise Mountain Foundation, a UK charity that focuses on heritage preservation countries such as Afghanistan and Myanmar.  She has held a number of leadership roles over her 20 year career as a finance and capital markets professional.  Before returning to Myanmar in 2013, she was a capital markets investment banker with Morgan Stanley in London helping institutional clients raise multi-billion dollar financings. Upon her return, she was a member of the executive committee and Head of Corporate Development at Yoma Strategic Holdings.  She founded Pegu Partners – previously named Sandanila – a capital and investment advisory firm, in 2015.  Thiri started her career in 2000 in the US with Capital One.  Thiri has a strong interest in building societal vibrancy and sustainability and is the organiser of TEDxYangon.  She holds a BA in Economics from William & Mary and an MBA from the London Business School.