Hong

Jae Hong

Board Observer

Jae is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Sessa Capital, where he is responsible for all aspects of the firm not directly related to the investment decision making process. Prior to joining Sessa Capital in 2015, Jae was the COO and Partner at Mudrick Capital from 2012 to 2015. Before that, Jae was a Managing Director at Columbus Hill Capital Management from 2010 to 2012 where he was responsible for business development, investor relations, and other operational functions. Prior to joining Columbus Hill, Jae was a Vice President at Permal Asset Management from 2006 to 2010 where he was a member of the investment team and institutional sales team. Before Permal, Jae was a Senior Vice President at Citigroup in 2006. Jae was a Senior Manager at Deloitte, where he was employed from 2000 to 2006 prior to joining Citigroup, a former client of his. Jae received his B.A. from the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Western Ontario, and his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.