Darius Yuen

Darius Yuen Lai Yan (阮勵欣) (born 1969) is a Hong Kong investment banker and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Sow (Asia) Foundation, a charity based in Hong Kong.[1] Because of his contribution to charitable causes, he was named one of 48 Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes.[2] He was also one of the Men Of Hope 2017 Honorees (Champion for a Better Life).[3] He served as senior advisor at LionRock Capital Limited (Hong Kong) and is currently the managing director and responsible officer of ZhongYi Investment Managers Limited.[4] Yuen is a certified public accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Southern California.[5]

Yuen was a former investment banker with BNP Paribas[6] serving as head of equity capital markets from 1999 to 2007. He served as senior managing director at Bear Stearns Asia in 2008.[7] He also served at Media Nation in 1998, at Peregrine Capital from 1994 to 1997, and at Price Waterhouse from 1991 to 1993.[5]

Yuen has been involved with the International Christian School since 2018, being a member of its Board of Trustees and its School Supervisor.[8]

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  2. ^ "48 Heroes of Philanthropy". Forbes Asia. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Men of Hope - Hashtag Legend". hashtaglegend.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ZhongYi Investment Managers Limited – Expert asset management".
  5. ^ a b "Executive Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ Jonsson, Anette (13 March 2008). "Darius Yuen resigns from BNP Psribas". FinanceAsia. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. ^ Dealbook (14 March 2008). "Bear Hires New Asia Markets Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. ^ "International Christian School". www.ics.edu.hk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2019.