Executive Team

Executive Team.

Outridge is led by its key partners, the same people who source, underwrite, and hold every investment.

Jason Ji
Founder & Managing Partner · Hong Kong

Jason Ji

Jason started his career in Principal Investments at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He later became a founding member of NewQuest, which became part of TPG Solutions, where he helped build a multi-strategy private-equity secondary platform with over US$3 billion in assets under management. His experience spans structured transactions, growth investments, secondaries, cross-border capital markets, and liquidity solutions across Asia and global markets.

With a computer-science background from the University of Pennsylvania, Jason is an active AI entrepreneur — giving Outridge a practical lens on how AI reshapes unit economics, distribution, workflow ownership, and enterprise value.

Private Equity · Secondaries · Cross-Border · AI
Thomas Schmidt
Partner · Western Markets / Asia

Thomas Schmidt

Thomas leads the platform's cross-border strategy, with a particular focus on US investment sourcing and execution.

He has more than a decade of experience across alternative assets, private equity and frontier technologies. He led APAC strategy and growth at Brookstone (US$12bn AUM), driving regional expansion and portfolio value creation across Asia. Thomas holds a Master's in Finance from London Business School and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean.

Cross-Border · US Sourcing · Private Equity · Alternative Assets
Jay Yao
Partner · Asia / Western Markets

Jay Yao

Jay is in charge of deal sourcing, investment underwriting and Asia coverage. As a serial entrepreneur, Jay has raised over US$50M across his last two startups — including a successful exit — backed by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Binance Labs.

Jay began his career at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and advised private-equity clients on M&A and strategy at Strategy&. Jay holds dual degrees in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.

Deal Sourcing · Underwriting · Asia Coverage · Venture
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