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Tony Wonwoo Choi

Tony Wonwoo Choi

Founder; Wharton MBA and Lauder MA candidate

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Tokyo, Japan
Joined January 2026

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Summary

Cross-border investor and finance operator: Tony combines private equity, investment banking, and venture investing experience (Bain Capital summer associate, J.P. Morgan M&A summer associate, NLVC senior associate, and investor/founding member at Han River Partners), and is now founder of a stealth company, demonstrating a trajectory from transaction-side roles to investing and company building. rocketreach+1
Wharton MBA + Lauder MA with international focus: He is enrolled at The Wharton School and The Lauder Institute (MBA and MA in East Asia/Japanese), reflecting a deliberate combination of business and regional/language expertise that supports cross-border investing and operator roles. whartonveterans+1
Veteran and multilingual communicator: Tony served as a Staff Sergeant in the Republic of Korea Air Force (interpretation/logistics), an experience that likely contributed to leadership, discipline, and language/interpretation skills mentioned across profiles. whartonveterans+1
Public-facing coach, creator, and writer: Tony publishes essays on Medium, maintains recruiting prep content (YouTube playlist) and hosts/coaches workshops aimed at international students (e.g., 'F1 to Consulting'), indicating active mentoring and content-creation alongside his professional roles. medium+2

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Plays soccer and practices meditation (mentioned as personal interests). whartonveterans

Publishes audio/music on SoundCloud. soundcloud