Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Alvin Ho, CFA, is a seasoned investment principal with industry experience in private equity, investment banking, M&A, and public companies. Prior to joining the university, he has split his time between managing a portfolio of private investments and institutional investing on one end and handholding start-ups and grown-ups seeking new iterations on the other. In addition, he serves as a board member for listed companies and NGOs and is a member of investment committees for funds and platforms. Previously the legal and executive representative for the local currency funds incorporated in Beijing and Chengdu, he was the Head of China for a pan-regional private equity growth fund.

Alvin holds a Ph.D. in Economics (Finance) from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, the master degrees from Tsinghua University and London Business School, and a bachelor from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has authored three books in Chinese on the economics of sports and was the chief editor and contributed two essays to an industry publication on the financial history of Hong Kong.

 

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Asset Management
• Private Equity
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• ESG
• Sports Economics

Selected Publications

Books

• Ho, A. (2022). Great-Star Economics. Chongqing: Chongqing Publication Group. (Original work published in Chinese, 艾雲豪. (2022). 《巨星經濟學》 重慶出版社)
• Ho, A., Lau, A. and Wong, F. (Eds). (2022). Rise from Crises: How Hong Kong Survived the Financial and Other Crises and Rose to the Occasion over the Last 30 Years. Hong Kong: CFA Society of Hong Kong
• Ho, A. (2020). Superstar Economics. Hong Kong: Mingpao Publication. (Original work published in Chinese, 艾雲豪. (2020). 《超級巨星經濟學》明報出版社)
• Ho, A. (2016). Who Stole the Red Devils? Hong Kong: Chong Hua Publication. (Original work published in Chinese, 艾雲豪. (2016). 《誰偷走了紅魔》 中華/非凡出版)

Book Chapters

• Ho, A (2022). From a Fishing Village to the IFC Mall. In A. Ho et al. (Ed.) Rise from Crises (pp. 16-31). Hong Kong: CFA Society Hong Kong. https://cfasocietyhongkong.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/risefromcrises_introduction.pdf
• Ho, A (2022). Private Equity in Greater China – the Long and Short View. In A. Ho et al. (Ed.) Rise from Crises. Hong Kong: CFA Society of Hong Kong.

Selected Professional & Community Services

• CFA Society Hong Kong - President
• Croucher Foundation - Investment Committee Member

Further Information

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Modified Date: 17 Jul, 2024
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