As CEO of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Jennifer Choi directs the association’s engagement with external industry stakeholders to inform and enhance ILPA’s education, research, membership, and advocacy platforms. She also leads the implementation of ILPA’s responses to emerging issues impacting the asset class, including efforts to establish and promote industry best practices.

Prior to joining the ILPA, Choi served as vice president of industry and external affairs for the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), now known as the Global Private Capital Association, where she led the association’s member and industry engagement activities, including initiatives to encourage policy frameworks supporting asset class growth. As EMPEA’s research director, she built the industry’s first global database of private equity activity in the emerging markets. A frequent speaker and commentator, she also oversaw the association’s media communications and global institutional partnerships. Previously, Choi was a consultant with Boston-based Stax Inc., leading due diligence engagements and providing advisory services for the US private equity and venture capital industry.

Choi holds a masters in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA, summa cum laude, in economics and political science from Augustana College.