Alan has joined us as Director, Quantitative Research and Risk Management. Prior to joining Ajia Partners, Alan has 7 years of experience in the asset management industry. His most recent experience was with KGR Capital as the Head of Quantitative Research. During the two year tenure with the start-up Asian Multi-strategy fund of hedge funds, he was in charge of designing proprietary quantitative and risk models, as well as conducting due diligence on the Asian hedge fund universe. Before Alan's return to Asia in 2004, Alan was an Associate with Bank One Investment Management Group, where his experience entailed risk/performance reporting and compliance. Alan started his career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in New York. He was responsible for managing and implementing compliance and portfolio administration related IT projects. Alan is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He holds an MBA, major in Finance and Global Business, from the New York University Stern School of Business. He also has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. With deep interest in Chinese culture, Alan has lived in Beijing and can speak fluent Mandarin.