Joanne Braidi trained as an electrical and computer engineer before earning a management master's and spending over a decade in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, where she rose to Managing Director in leveraged finance advising on buyouts and M&A financing in tech, media, and healthcare. At Valor Equity Partners, she now focuses on investor coverage across Asia-Pacific, bringing a background rooted in large-scale capital markets execution rather than a typical venture path.