Suzanne Yoon is the Founding and Managing Partner for Kinzie Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm that invests in lower-middle market companies in the manufactured products, business services, and consumer services industries. Yoon is responsible for building the organization and the overseeing of governance, investment activities, and recruiting and she has built a top-notch team, advisory board, and a network of operating advisors with deep expertise in C-Level, supply chain, real estate, cyber security, digital marketing, strategy and talent development. Yoon has nearly 25 years of experience investing in and advising middle- market companies and is a respected leader in the business and civic communities. She also serves on several private company and civic boards including as Board Chair of the National Philanthropic Trust, a $25 billion donor- advised fund. Yoon was recognized by Wall Street Journal as a Top Female Deal Maker Shaping Private Equity’s Present and Future in 2019 and Mergers & Acquisitions named her one of the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Yoon earned her Bachelor’s of Art in economics from the University of Iowa, and is an Executive Scholar of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.