Biography
As head of asset allocation at American Family Insurance, Yoshiko Inoue is responsible for strategic and tactical asset allocation of the firm's $25 billion investment portfolio, management of strategic projects, and oversight of external managers. Previously she was a fixed-income portfolio manager at PIMCO and PartnerRe, and prior to that, a sell-side credit research analyst at various global financial institutions.
At Yale, Inoue majored in Economics and participated in the Research Opportunities in Mathematics and Economics program. She also spent a semester in Beijing as a Richard Light Fellow. She earned her MBA in Finance and International Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Inoue is the immediate past president of the Yale Club of New York City, which has roughly 13,000 members and a historic clubhouse with guest rooms and dining services. She joined the Club upon graduation and served on various committees for over 20 years. After being named president in June 2020 — the club's first Asian woman to serve in that role — she guided the club through the pandemic, striving to ensure its relevance to both current and future Yale alumni. She was selected as one of BoardRoom magazine’s top 22 Private Club Presidents for 2021.
