Investment Team

Chairman & Co-Founder
Seungwoo Yang
Seungwoo Yang is a Chairman of Dreamstone Partners. He was a chairman and CEO at Deloitte Korea and Board member of Deloitte Global. He also worked as a chairman of Financial Services Committee of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KCCI), and a chairman of Bank Evaluation Committee of the Financial Supervisory Service(FSS). He received a B.A. in business administration in Seoul National University.

CEO & Co-Founder
Kenneth Kang
Kenneth Kang is a CEO of Dreamstone Partners. Prior to his position at Dreamstone, He was a principal at Deloitte, the largest global accounting & consulting firm in the world with specialty in financial advisory and consulting to serve the multi-billion dollar revenue clients, a managing director at Truston Asset Management focusing on real asset investments, and a head of aviation investment at Shinhan Investment Corp focusing on aviation investments. He is the pioneer of aviation investment in Korean capital market and helped the aviation investment market to grow close to 10 billion USD in terms of investment size. He studied at Harvard Business School for an executive program and at Bernard Baruch College for an accountancy degree.

Board Executive
Jared Ailstock
Mr. Ailstock serves as Managing Partner of AIP Capital LLC. He oversees the finance, business development, and marketing verticals of AIP and sits on the board of AIP Capital LLC and AIP Capital Limited in Ireland. He also sits on the board of Dreamstone Aviation Partners, a Joint venture in South Korea where AIP Capital LLC is a minority shareholder. Mr. Ailstock has over 15 years of aviation, transportation and broader financial services experience, including sourcing new investment opportunities and investment financing. Prior to co-founding AIP in January 2023, he served as Managing Director, Business Development & Capital Markets at Castlelake LP, a global alternative investment firm. Prior to Castlelake, he held positions in structured finance at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse in New York leading ABS and EETC teams on both airline and aircraft lessor transactions.

President
Daniel Choi [Minho]
Daniel Choi is a President of Dreamstone Private Equity. Prior to joining Dreamstone, he was a managed buy-out fund of USD 55M in ESG sector.
He worked at Shinhan Investment Corporation
in alternative investment division and worked at the Financial Advisory Service team of Deloitte. Mr. Daniel has a deep knowledge on financial products based on experiences in Citi and Credit Agricole as a trader. Mr. Daniel received a B.A. in Business Management from Yonsei University. He is a Korea Certified Public Accountant.

Board Executive, Head of Distribution
Scott Debano
Scott Debano serves as Managing Director, Head of Distribution, for AIP Capital based in Stamford, CT. He brings nearly twenty-five years of experience in structured finance and is a highly effective senior leader in global aviation structured finance. He is acknowledged as a subject matter expert at the forefront of many of the structural innovations in aviation finance over the past 15 years. At AIP Capital, Mr. Debano is responsible for leading fundraising activities and developing strategic partnerships across AIP and affiliates of AIP, investment vehicles, and private credit strategies. Prior to joining AIP Capital, Mr. Debano worked at Citigroup as the Head of Transportation Finance within Markets ABS&F, where he managed a team of nine professionals and was responsible for all non-recourse origination initiatives across both lending and capital markets.

Managing Director - Trading
Yiping Ke
Yiping Ke serves as Managing Director for China, based in Seoul, South Korea, and Shanghai, China. Working from the AIP-Dreamstone JV platform, he oversees aircraft financing and investments across China, Japan, and South Korea. With over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry, Yiping has amassed extensive expertise in aircraft procurement, leasing, delivery, trading, and financing. His career spans roles with airlines, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), and lessors, providing him with a well-rounded industry perspective. Prior to joining AIP, Yiping held the role of Executive Director and Head of Structured Finance & Trading at CMIG Aviation Capital, where he was a founding team member from January 2017. He holds an M.S. in Traffic Information Engineering & Control and a B.S. in Commercial Aircraft and Engine Engineering, both from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Head of Real Estate Investment
Sangjin Hong
Sangjin Hong is the head of the real estate investment at Dreamstone Partners. He was a director of IB headquarters at Korea Asset Investment Securities Co.,Ltd., and has had in-depth experience in real estate investments with an impressive track-record in executing a number of debt and equity deals.
His track record and experience include a number of real estate project financing deals, M&A acquisition financing, district unit planning, and development of complex sales facilities/golf courses,/logistics warehouses. He received a B.A. in economics from Hanyang University and a M.S. in real estate management from Dankook University.

Director
Brian Lee [Seungtai]
Brian Lee is a Director of Dreamstone Partners. Prior to joining Dreamstone, he worked as an Audit Assistant Manager at KPMG London office and as a Manager at EY Financial Advisory Services (FAS). He received a B.A. in Business Management from King's College London.

Vice President
Harim Kwon
Harim Kwon is a Vice President of Dreamstone Partners. Prior to joining Dreamstone Partners, she finished her internship at Dreamstone Private Equity. She received a B.A. in Business & Administration from Sogang University.
Operation Team

CFO
Younsun Chang
Younsun Chang is the CFO of Dreamstone Partners. She previously served as CFO at Deloitte and also held the position of CFO at Arthur Andersen.

Head of Operation
Jinyoung Lee
Jinyoung Lee is a Head of Operation at Dreamstone partners. Before joining Dreamstone, Lee was in charge of derivatives and overseas stock payments at Daishin Securities' payment division.She was also responsible for overall management tasks, including personnel, accounting, and general affairs, at Daishin Asset Management's management headquarters. She received a B.A. in Business Management from Hongik University.

Senior Associate
Jisoo Ryu
Jisoo Ryu is a Senior Associate at Dreamstone partners.

Associate
Ben Park [Gunwoong]
Ben Park is a Associate at Dreamstone Private Equity. He received a B.A. in Economics from University of Ulsan.