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AAAIM High ELI

By: The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM)
  • Summary

  • AAAIM’s podcast series, “AAAIM High ELI” is focused on highlighting leaders whose voice and story can inspire the next generation of Asians in the investment management industry. Podcast guests will include senior asset allocators, industry leaders, established and emerging managers, and content experts passionate about raising the representation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the senior ranks across the industry. Over time, we hope our podcasts will serve as a library of valuable content for the AAAIM community as well as the extended investment community.
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Episodes
  • Bordon Lai, Managing Director, Private Equity Beach Point Capital Management
    Jul 10 2024

    Our guest for today’s podcast is Bordon Lai, Managing Director at Beach Point Capital Management. Bordon joined Beach Point in 2021 to help build out the firm’s private equity and special situation investing capabilities.

    Bordon has been in the industry for over 20 years and was previously at Quilvest Private Equity, a global multi-family office with $5B of AUM. Prior to Quilvest, Bordon worked at Pegasus Capital Advisors and Vision Capital, where he invested under a flexible mandate in opportunistic investments in the middle market.

    Bordon started out his career as an investment banking analyst at Wachovia Securities and Credit Suisse First Boston. Bordon earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and MBA from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.

    Joining me on the podcast as co-host is Agnes Tan, who recently graduated from Columbia Business School and will be co-hosting/hosting a handful of podcasts on behalf of AAAIM in the coming weeks.

    So what does it take to be a successful private equity investor? We asked Bordon and he was gracious enough to share good insights on how he differentiated himself. Without further ado, please enjoy our conversation with Bordon Lai.

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    46 mins
  • Ingrid Yin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, MayTech Global Investments, “Long Term Investing in Global Innovative Companies”
    Jun 26 2024

    Our guest for today’s podcast is Ingrid Yin, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Majority Owner of MayTech Global Investments, a New York–based firm that specializes in managing global growth portfolios. Yin started her career as a research scientist and then made a leap to the finance industry, where she worked as an analyst and honed her focus to identifying investment opportunities in Asia and in healthcare. In 2017, with her extensive global investing experience, Yin launched MayTech with her business partner, Nels Wangensteen.

    The investment team, based in New York City, has been investing globally on average for more than 20 years. MayTech believes that focusing on deep research, big long-term trends, and clients’ needs are the most important things for an investment firm. MayTech has significant research expertise in technology, healthcare, and emerging consumers sectors, where they see innovations will accelerate, therefore driving the growth of the global economy.

    Ingrid earned her B.S. from Beijing University, an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from SUNY-Stony Brook.

    So who is Ingrid Yin, one of only a few Asian female led GPs? We are grateful to Ingrid for sharing her story. Without further ado, please enjoy our interview with Ingrid Yin.

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    50 mins
  • Pam Chan, Managing Partner and CIO, Mosaic at Lingotto, “Weird and Wonderful Return Streams”
    Jun 12 2024

    Our guest for today’s podcast is Pam Chan, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Mosaic, a new private market strategy within Lingotto that will invest across asset classes, industries, and capital structures, and will be anchored by Exor. Pam’s mandate will be to invest in what she calls “the weird and wonderful” as she believes that flexible capital will create differentiated opportunities and sustained performance over the long term.

    Prior to joining Lingotto, Pam was the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Direct Private Opportunities at BlackRock. While at BlackRock, Pam co-founded and led the firm’s Alternative Solutions group which grew to over $12bn assets under management across a range of private market strategies and investment themes.

    Pam is a graduate of Harvard College magna cum laude and Harvard Business School with high honors. In 2020, Pam was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader and was appointed a member of that organization’s Global Future Council on the Future of Responsible Investing and Women in Finance community. In 2022, Private Equity International included her on their list of Women of Influence in Private Markets.

    Joining me on the podcast as co-host is Agnes Tan, who recently graduated from Columbia Business School and will be co-hosting/hosting a handful of podcasts on behalf of AAAIM in the coming weeks.

    So what does it take to launch your own strategy and be seeded by one of the top investors in the world? Well, Pam shares her secrets. Without further ado, please enjoy our interview with Pam Chan.

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    41 mins

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