He joined MTDC Private Equity Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTDC, when the Company was incorporated to centralise all of the venture capital and private equity activities under the MTDC Group. During his tenure at MTDC, Yarham was also involved in the formation of a Penang-based venture capital company, BTVC Sdn Bhd.

He later joined BPMB-NIF Modal Teroka (BPMB-NIF), a joint venture between Bank Pembangunan & Infrastruktur Malaysia Berhad and Nippon Investment & Finance, Japan. Prior to joining MTDC, Yarham began his career with Standard Chartered Bank.

Yarham holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from University of Wisconsin, U.S.A and MBA in Venture Capital from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.