Mr. William Ma, CAIA, CFA with over 18 years of industry experience, is the Chief Investment Officer of Noah Holdings and the Chief Investment Officer of Gopher Asset Management, the asset management arm of Noah. Gopher is the largest multi-asset multi-strategy asset management company in China with USD23 billion AUM and 220 professionals. As CIO of Noah and Gopher, he is responsible for overseeing all investment management, asset allocation and due diligence of combined USD80 billion in assets. He has won the prestige Golden Bull Award - Best Domestic Fund of Hedge Funds in China in 2018, Best overseas discretionary China mandates in 2019.

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William has been the Foreign Expert QDLP Review Committee Member for the Shanghai Municipal Government Financial Service Department since 2012, the APAC Committee Board Member of SBAI (Standard Board of Alternative Investment) since 2019, and Board Member of CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association). William is a strong proponent of Women in Leadership positions and a mentor at AccessAlts RippleEffect Network.