Yao Jesse
Founder at Ronin Equity Partners LLC
Profile
Jesse is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ronin Equity Partners.
He is involved with all areas of Ronin’s business in addition to overseeing the firm’s financial operations.
Jesse has over a decade of experience delivering value for private equity investors, including a broad range of advisory work from cost diligence to post acquisition execution.
At Ronin, he co-leads the overall strategy and direction of the firm.
Previously, Jesse has served as a cost transformation advisor to Bain Capital for their acquisition of Diversey.
He was also a senior executive during Blackstone's investment in NCR, where he helped implement Ronin's "modern-day" approach to zero-based budgeting.
Prior to NCR, Jesse worked with 3G Capital at Heinz, and subsequently Kraft Heinz, in various senior leadership roles including his responsibility for the Kraft-Heinz merger and associated cost synergies, his time as CFO of the Sauces & Frozen business unit and his position of Global Head of Supply Chain Finance.
Before his time in private equity, Jesse was an associate at J.P.
Morgan Investment Bank in the Telecom, Media, Telecom (TMT) and Natural Resources groups.
Jesse received a B.S.
and M.Eng.
in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A.
with distinction from Yale University.
Yao Jesse active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Ronin Equity Partners LLC
 Ronin Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ronin Equity Partners LLC (Ronin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by David Feierstein and Jesse Yao. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Founder | 2019-04-30 |
Former positions of Yao Jesse
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Komline-Sanderson Corp.
 Komline-Sanderson Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Komline-Sanderson Corporation, founded in 1946, is a leading manufacturer of equipment for process/production filtration, drying, thermal processing, wastewater treatment, sludge processing, and pollution control. The company's Peapack facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified and produces pressure equipment to ASME and PED requirements. The company, headquartered in Peapack, NJ, provides high-quality equipment for industrial and municipal customers worldwide. Komline-Sanderson solves wastewater, industrial processing, and flue gas cleaning challenges. Komline-Sanderson manufactures equipment in the USA for environmental applications, process solutions, and flue gas cleaning. The CEO of the company is Danai E. Brooks. | Director of Finance/CFO | 2021-07-30 |
Diversey, Inc.
 Diversey, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Diversey, Inc. engages in the provision of cleaning, sanitation, and maintenance products, systems, and services. The firm offers floor care, dilution control, kitchen care, infection prevention, fabric care, food and beverage production, building care, and personal care. The company was founded by August Koch and Herbert W. Kochs on August 4, 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, NC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2019-04-29 |
Bain Capital LP
 Bain Capital LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Bain Capital LP engages in provision of investment consulting services. It specializes in private equity, credit, public equity, venture, real estate, double impact, life sciences, and partnership strategies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Consultant / Advisor | 2017-09-29 |
| NCR VOYIX CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2016-11-29 |
| KRAFT HEINZ | Director of Finance/CFO | 2016-02-27 |
Training of Yao Jesse
| Cornell University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Yale University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
|---|---|
| KRAFT HEINZ | Consumer Non-Durables |
| NCR VOYIX CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Ronin Equity Partners LLC
Ronin Equity Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Ronin Equity Partners LLC (Ronin Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by David Feierstein and Jesse Yao. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
 Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. Electric UtilitiesUtilities Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. engages in the distribution of electric power services. It operates through the following segments: Electric, Gas, and Steam. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Utilities |
Bain Capital LP
Bain Capital LP Financial ConglomeratesFinance Bain Capital LP engages in provision of investment consulting services. It specializes in private equity, credit, public equity, venture, real estate, double impact, life sciences, and partnership strategies. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. | Finance |
Diversey, Inc.
Diversey, Inc. Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Diversey, Inc. engages in the provision of cleaning, sanitation, and maintenance products, systems, and services. The firm offers floor care, dilution control, kitchen care, infection prevention, fabric care, food and beverage production, building care, and personal care. The company was founded by August Koch and Herbert W. Kochs on August 4, 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Mill, NC. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Komline-Sanderson Corp.
Komline-Sanderson Corp. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Komline-Sanderson Corporation, founded in 1946, is a leading manufacturer of equipment for process/production filtration, drying, thermal processing, wastewater treatment, sludge processing, and pollution control. The company's Peapack facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified and produces pressure equipment to ASME and PED requirements. The company, headquartered in Peapack, NJ, provides high-quality equipment for industrial and municipal customers worldwide. Komline-Sanderson solves wastewater, industrial processing, and flue gas cleaning challenges. Komline-Sanderson manufactures equipment in the USA for environmental applications, process solutions, and flue gas cleaning. The CEO of the company is Danai E. Brooks. | Producer Manufacturing |
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