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Dr. William Ren (President): Dr. Ren currently is a Director of Internal Audit Department at Charles Schwab, the largest discount brokerage firm in the U.S. His prior experience includes working as a Vice President and Manager of Business Banking Finance and as a Vice President and Manager of Portfolio and Risk Management, Bank of America, as a Sr. Financial and Risk Management Consultant at Wells Fargo Bank, and as an intern/Financial Analyst with the World Bank in Washington DC, and as a Financial Analyst/Engineer at Economic and Technological Development Research Center in China.

Dr. Ren received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics and M.A. in Mathematical Behavioral Sciences, University of California at Irvine, M.S. in Communication and Electronics at China Academy of Posts and Telecommunications, and B.S. in Management Information Systems from Tsinghua University, China. Dr. Ren was the President of Chinese Scholars & Students Association, University of California at Irvine, 1993-1994.


Dr. Rebecca Rong Gao (VP & Secretary General): Dr. Gao currently is a Sr. Portfolio Manager at Mellon Capital Management where she is responsible for managing multi-billion-dollar assets for institutional clients. Prior to joining Mellon Capital, Dr. Gao was an AVP at Private Asset Management of Wells Fargo Bank from 1998 to 2000. From 1997 to 1998, Dr. Gao was a Senior Financial Consultant at Business Banking Group, Wells Fargo Bank. From 1996 to 1997, Dr. Gao was a Senior Associate at First Quadrant Corp, conducting investment research and modeling.

Dr. Gao received her Ph.D in Economics from University of California, Santa Barbara in 1996. She received her B.A in Finance from Xiamen University in 1986. In addition, Dr. Gao is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. She is a member of Association for Investment Management (AIMR) and Securities Analysts of San Francisco.


Mr. Peter Lou (VP & Treasurer): Mr. Lou is a Vice President and senior manager of "Portfolio Analysis & Modeling" at Wells Fargo Private Bank. Mr. Lou is currently involved in portfolio management and valuations, private banking product development, equity derivative modeling, interest rate risk hedging, and analyzing the financial impacts of proposed strategic initiatives. Previously, Mr. Lou worked in Wells Fargo’s Corporate Finance Group where he was involved in corporate earning analysis, cash flow analysis, and product profitability analysis. Mr. Lou’s other experience includes working as a senior finance manager at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and as a senior consultant at Ernst Young’s Management Advisory Services where he was involved in M&A studies, due diligence reviews, debt restructuring, and portfolio valuations.

Mr. Lou received his MBA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with additional graduate studies (M.A. and doctoral-level) at University of Iowa in Policy & Planning. He has been a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2000. He is also an adjunct professor of University of California at Berkeley and University of San Francisco.


Ms. Sally Yu (VP of Public Relations): Ms. Yu currently is a Senior Portfolio Manager, Principal, and Head of North American Securitized Credit Investment. She manages BGI's North American Securitized Credit Investment team and is responsible for investments in asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, and collateralized debt obligations assets for advanced active fixed income portfolios. Prior to joining BGI, Sally was a vice president and portfolio manager at Drake Management LLC (Drake) in New York.

At Drake, Sally was responsible for managing the securitized credit assets for Drake’s $2-billion hedge fund, as well as the traditional active long-only bond portfolios. Sally joined Drake at its inception and was instrumental in building its fixed income hedge fund platform. Prior to Drake, Sally was a research analyst at the quantitative research group of J. P. Morgan Investment Management in New York.

Ms. Yu received an MBA from Stern School of Business, New York University and holds a BS in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst Charter holder.


Ms. Jennifer Y. Wang (VP of Membership): Ms. Wang is an equity research associate at Thomas Weisel Partners, LLC. where She does fundamental rearch on China and U.S. Internet and Media stocks in both the larget cap and small cap sectors. Prior to Thomas Weisel, she was a senior consultant at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Financial Advisory Services focusing on M&A consulting, distressed company turnaround management, and bankruptcy and debt restructuring advisory services. Prior to Joining Deloitte, Ms.Wang was a senior financial analyst for VISA USA Financial Planning and Analysis group. She also worked as a risk analyst for Dresdner RCM Global investors, LLC.

Ms. Wang received her MBA in Finance and Investment from George Washington University and B.A. in Economics from University of International Business and Economics. Ms. Wang is a CFA charter holder. She is a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research, a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco, and a member of Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors.


Ms. Zhouhong Heacock (VP of Special Events)Ms. Heacock is a Compliance Consultant in the International Group of Well Fargo. She joined Wells Fargo in 2000 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility within Wells Fargo. In her current role, she is responsible for compliance oversight for International Personal Banking, foreign branches in Asia and Europe. Ms. Heacock has experience in a wide range of retail banking operations, private banking, internal audit and compliance.

Ms. Heacock graduated cum laude from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a B.B.A. in finance. She received both the M.B.A. and M.S. in Taxation degrees from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California. She is also a graduate of the ABA National Compliance School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Heacock is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).


Mr. James Sher (Webmaster): Mr. Sher has worked in Internet/IT industry for more than 10 years. Currently, he works as an affiliate manager at Medley Inc.  Prior experience includes working as a senior technical support engineer at Yahoo! Inc., System Administrator for J. Laurizten (USA), Inc. and Technical Support Supervisor for Clarent Corp.

Mr. Sher received his Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from University of South Florida, and he is a Microsoft Certified Professional.