Weichen Ding

Weichen Ding

Director, Equity

Weichen joined bfinance in July 2019 as a Senior Associate within the Public Markets team, specializing in equity manager research. Prior to bfinance, Weichen spent five years as a manager research analyst at Alvarium Investments, a UK-based investment boutique. Weichen holds an MSc in Economics from University College London and a BSc in Information Security from Fudan University, China. Weichen is a CFA charterholder and he speaks fluent Chinese Mandarin.


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