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Irene Yang

Principal at BASF

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Overview 

Irene Yang is a Principal at BASF Venture Capital in North America, with a background in product management and extensive experience in leading cross-functional teams. She has held key roles at top companies like AMD and McKinsey & Company, showcasing her expertise in business development and strategic partnerships. Her career highlights include serving as a Director of Product Management at AMD and a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company, demonstrating her strong leadership skills and strategic vision in the technology and business sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Principal - Venture Capital North America

    2022 - Current

  • Director Of Business Development & Innovation

    2017 - 2022

  • Business Excellence Leadership Team

    2015 - 2017

  • Management Consultant, Asia Pacific

    2013 - 2015

BASF - Polyolefin Catalysts business is a supplier of environmental and process catalysts.

  • Director, Product Management

    2011 - 2013

    Leading teams in Austin Texas, Taipei and Beijing

  • Director, Strategic Partners

    2008 - 2011

Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.

  • Management Consultant

    2007 - 2008

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

  • Senior Product Manager

    2003 - 2005

Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.

  • Product Marketing Engineer

    2001 - 2003

PMC-Sierra, the premier Internet infrastructure semiconductor solution provider, offers its customers technical and sales support.

  • Systems Engineer

    2000 - 2000

Nortel Technology is to developed next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks.

  • Steel Annealing Engineer

    1998 - 2000

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