Yi Xiao joined Advent in 2026 and is a Senior Director and a member of the Portfolio Support Group.
Prior to joining Advent, Yi was a Managing Director and Head of Asia Portfolio Support at Permira. Before Permira, he served as Head of Transformation across Platinum Equity’s portfolio companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier in his career, Yi spent over twelve years in management consulting and the industrial sector in the United States, focusing on data analytics, supply chain optimization, and automation.
Yi received an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is certified in Prosci Change Management and is a Project Management Professional (PMP).
