Ms. YI holds degrees in Economics and Fine Arts – Mount Holyoke College

Ms. YI has been in the securities industry for over 19 years, previously working at CICC, Goldman Sachs, and private equity funds. She served as Chief China Economist, Head of the Economics Team and Managing Director at CICC from 2015 – 2020 and served as the China & Asia Economist at Goldman Sachs (Asia) from 2004-2009 after working at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. From 2009-2013, Ms. YI served as Chief Economist and Strategist at Keywise Capital Management in Hong Kong SAR. In early 2013, Ms. YI launched Calabas Capital Ltd. and served as a portfolio manager from 2013-2015.

Ms. YI specializes in economy and prices of asset classes in China and beyond and conducts research in an easy-to-understand and market-oriented manner, with a focus on systematic economic fundamentals and variable forecasts. Ms. YI was recognized as one of the top-ranked China Economists by Institutional Investor’s China Poll from 2017-2022.