Lyndon Chao

Managing Director – Head of Equities and Post Trade
ASIFMA

Lyndon is a seasoned leader in financial services who before joining ASIFMA built a 26-year career with Morgan Stanley across several markets in the capacity of Managing Director spanning New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Shanghai, mostly serving as COO.  Lyndon was also seconded by Morgan Stanley both to CICC for its initial launch as well as to CIC as a senior consultant.  He then joined UBS to build a Shanghai Business Solutions Center as Managing Director/General Manager and, prior to ASIFMA, he was appointed Senior Advisor to Seikowave, a 3D imaging tech startup focused on disruptive technologies for the dental and energy sectors.  He also served as Trustee on the Board of the Shanghai American School and remains a Protector on the SAS Investment Committee.

Born in Taiwan and raised in the US, Lyndon is fluent in English and Putonghua.  He has an Executive MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University and Hong Kong University of Science And Technology (joint program with Kellogg) as well as a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Northwestern University.