Executive Officers

Kai Xiong, 54
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dr. Xiong joined Keywise in 2010 and is currently a Managing Partner, responsible for multiple management functions, including capital market deal sourcing, management due diligence, new business development, regulatory policy assessment, investor relations, and personnel and culture development within the firm, splitting his time among Hong Kong, Beijing and the U.S. Dr. Xiong works closely with Mr. Zheng in the daily management of the firm and building a strong culture for the firm’s long-term success. Prior to joining Keywise, Dr. Xiong worked in New York City as a Senior Vice President at Citigroup, a Senior Director at E*Trade, and a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase for more than over 10 years combined, responsible for developing risk management, marketing and sales strategies for various financial products using advanced quantitative methodology and statistical modeling. Before moving to the United States, Dr. Xiong worked at National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) in Beijing for five years. Dr. Xiong holds a B.A. in Economics from Peking University, an MBA from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Economics from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Jing Lu, 57
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Lu has served as a Managing Director and then Chief Operating Officer of China Bridge Capital USA, a PE/VC investment advisory company specialized in innovative technologies from 2017 to 2019 and since March 2021. She also served as Chief Investment Officer for the New Hope Fertility Center (NHFC) from 2019 to 2021, sourcing and managing PE investments, bank loans and government PPP loans. Prior to China Bridge Capital, Dr. Lu was President of ACE AV Consulting Inc. from 2005 to 2017. Dr. Lu was an Executive Director at CIBC World Markets in 2001 working on corporate securities. Between 1998 and 2001, Dr. Lu worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a bank regulator and supervisor, working on Basel Capital Accords as well as examining banks’ implementation of the Basel Accords. Before moving to New York, Dr. Lu was a professor of economics at York University in Canada for four years, specializing her teaching and research in Macroeconomics, Institutional Economics, and Econometrics. Dr. Lu holds Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Western University in Canada, B.A in World Economy from Fudan University in China.

Board of Directors

Fang Zhang, 57
Director (Chairman)

In his career, Mr. Zheng has been applying an institutional approach to investment, with a focus on information technology and services industries. He has developed deep insights and built strong industry connections in the global markets. Before Keywise, Mr. Zheng was a co-founder and portfolio manager at Neon Liberty Capital Management, an asset management firm based in New York City, investing in the Greater China markets on behalf of institutional investors in the U.S. Prior to co-founding Neon Liberty in 2002, Mr. Zheng was a Vice President and portfolio manager at the JP Morgan Emerging Market Equity Group. Mr. Zheng was responsible for the team’s investment strategy in the Asian small cap markets. An employee of JP Morgan for more than six years, Mr. Zheng began his career as an equity research analyst in Singapore, covering the financial and property sectors. Prior to joining JP Morgan, Mr. Zheng worked at the Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industries and CITIC in China, and Rockefeller & Co., Inc. in New York as an equity analyst. Mr. Zheng is a CFA charter holder. Mr. Zheng holds a BA degree from the University of International Business & Economics in Beijing and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mark Taborsky, 55
Director

Mr. Taborsky has over 25 years of investment experience as a senior investment professional at Stanford Management Company, Harvard Management Company, PIMCO, and BlackRock. At BlackRock, from 2011 to 2016, he was a Managing Director and the CIO for global asset allocation clients in the US and Asia. At PIMCO, from 2008 to 2011, he led the successful buildout of its liquid asset allocation strategy. At Harvard Management Company, from 2006 to 2008, he was a Managing Director and head of external investments. At Stanford Management Company, from 2001 to 2006, he was a Managing Director and oversaw the absolute return and fixed income portfolios and internal trading. Mr. Taborsky is a CFA charter holder. Mr. Taborsky holds an MBA in Finance and Policy with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.Comm. in Joint Honors Economics and Finance with first-class honors from McGill University.

Doug Rothschild, 45
Director

Since joining Scoggin Management in 2002, he has focused on analyzing and investing in both public and private securities across all asset sectors. Mr. Rothschild has over 15 years of experience investing in SPACs and was a senior advisor for MTech Acquisition Corp. from 2018 to 2019. Prior to joining Scoggin Management, Mr. Rothschild was an associate in the asset management group of Goldman Sachs from 1997 to 2002, where he focused on the real estate, lodging and gaming sectors. Mr. Rothschild is an active supporter of various charities specifically Sinai Schools for children with special needs, where he previously served as a Board Member and on the Executive Committee. Mr. Rothschild received a B.A. in Finance from the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University and is a CFA charter holder.

Mei Han, 52
Director

For 20 years, Dr. Han held various senior management roles with Capital Group, one of the world’s largest investment management firms with assets under management of USD2 trillion as of December 31, 2020, including Managing Director for Strategic Solutions. She was responsible for business development and strategic partnerships in major Asian markets, helping clients design strategic solutions and asset allocation recommendations. The key clients were sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pension funds, insurance companies, large commercial banks and securities companies. Dr. Han was a founding member of Capital Group’s China Committee and was one of the key members who planned and organized the opening of Capital Group’s representative office in Beijing in 2009. She was also the leader of Capital Group’s Asian Women Leadership Program. Since leaving Capital Group in 2017, Dr. Han has been advising and assisting several industry-leading firms from China and Singapore, including Ucommune (co-working) and MCP Payment (digital payment), mainly on strategy, business network building and fund raising. Dr. Han is an independent director of Ucommune International Ltd. (Nasdaq: UK), the largest co-working company in China. Dr. Han holds a Bachelor Degree of Law from Peking University, an MBA degree from European University (now the EU Business School), and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of South Australia.