Yihana von Ritter
Yihana leads Align’s fund investing practice. Her work in manager selection includes sourcing investment opportunities across asset classes and thematic areas, conducting deep financial and impact due diligence, and reporting on portfolios. Yihana is also responsible for managing Align’s due diligence infrastructure to add efficiency and analytical rigor by incorporating cross-asset class learnings from various parts of the market.
She joined Align Impact in 2019 after completing her graduate studies at Yale and holding impact investing roles at Agora Partnerships in Colombia and Investing for Good in the United Kingdom. Previously, Yihana had gained extensive experience working with various non-profit organizations in the United States, Panama, and Colombia. She was the Country Associate for Clinton Health Access Initiative where she led national-level operations in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and El Salvador. Yihana also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay as a Community Mobilizer and Health Educator.
Yihana holds an MBA and a Master of Global Affairs from Yale University and a BA from Stanford University.