As Vanguard's Chief Asia-Pacific Economist and Global Head of VCMM (Vanguard Capital Market Model), I manage a 20+ global research and client-facing team which conducts research on the global economy with a focus on Asia-Pacific region, global capital market and related investment topics. I work ...more

As Vanguard's Chief Asia-Pacific Economist and Global Head of VCMM (Vanguard Capital Market Model), I manage a 20+ global research and client-facing team which conducts research on the global economy with a focus on Asia-Pacific region, global capital market and related investment topics. I work closely with the senior portfolio management team for Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group, which oversees nearly $1trillion in assets under management. As a member of Vanguard's Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) Committee and Time-Varying Asset Allocation (TVAA) Committee, I oversee and determine the asset-allocation strategies of more than $1 trillion global multi-asset-class portfolio solutions, such as Vanguard's Target Retirement Funds. I am a frequent keynote speaker on economic trends, capital market returns, and investment strategies, and have published white papers in leading academic and practitioner journals. Prior to joining Vanguard, I served as the Director of Research at China Investment Corporation (CIC), and the Chief China Economist and Head of Greater China macro research in JP Morgan. In my earlier career, I was an assistant professor in the business school of Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and conducted empirical research in the fields of Asia and Chinese economies, international capital markets and corporate finance. Before earning my Ph.D. in Business Administration at Stanford University, I graduated with an M.A. in Economics from Duke University and a B.A. from Beijing University. Specialties: Macroeconomics, Asia and Chinese economies, fixed income strategies, financial simulation, asset-class modelling, asset allocation strategies, public speaking.less