Robert Yao is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Immensus Capital. Mr. Yao is primarily responsible for the investment management activities of the firm, from sourcing to execution and deal exits. He has over 20 years of professional experience in corporate finance and investing.

Prior to establishing Immensus Capital in 2016, Mr. Yao was the Head of Research of China Team in Mount Kellett Capital, which was a US$ 7bn AUM fund founded by former Goldman Sachs Global Special Situations Investment Team. During his eight years of tenure, Mr. Yao led a number of B2B private equity investments in China with an investment of over US$ 220m from 2009 to 2014. Prior to Mount Kellett Capital, Mr. Yao was with Goldman Sachs Asia Special Situations Group and was one of three core members of their research SWAT team for Asia. In 2005 after finishing his MBA at Wharton School in US, he joined J.P. Morgan Investment Banking Department in Hong Kong as an Associate. Mr. Yao was heavily involved in one of the world’s largest pork companies, WH Group (0288.HK), in its successful MBO of US$ 283m.

Mr. Yao graduated from Shanghai University of Finance & Economy with a Bachelor of Arts in Investment Management in 1999. He received his MBA from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania in the United States in 2005.