Joshua Ko

Josh joined Hollyport in 2019, and is a Vice Principal in the investment team in New York. He originates, underwrites, and executes LP portfolio and GP-led transactions, taking a lead role within the project to form the investment thesis and mentor junior team members. Joshua also monitors existing investments, and reaches out to market participants for updates and industry intel.

Prior to joining Hollyport, Josh worked as a Senior Associate at NEPC in its Private Equity Research Group, where he was responsible for underwriting primary commitments to North America and Asia private equity funds and advising U.S. institutions on their private equity programs. Before that, he worked at Global Atlantic Financial Group within its Portfolio Risk Management team. This diversity helps him to bring differentiated views to Hollyport’s investment process.

Josh has a BSc in Finance and Economics from Boston College, Carroll School of Management, and is fluent in Korean. He’s also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

Having lived in Seoul, Shanghai, Philadelphia and Boston, Josh looks to travel to new locations around the world and spend most his time pursuing a broad range of outdoor activities.