Dr. Yu Meng is an Affiliate Professor of Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chairman of Asia Pacific at Franklin Templeton.
Professor Meng has over two decades of experience working in the global finance industry across three continents. His most recent roles have been as the Deputy Chief Investment Officer (DCIO) at State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) and as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), which are, respectively, the largest asset owners in the world and in the US.
His holistic investment experience spans the gamut of investment dimensions. In geographic markets, he has worked in Asia, Europe, and the US. In approach, he is a "Quantimental" with both bottom-up and top-down experience that represents the perfect blend of quantitative and fundamental approaches. In investment horizon, he has a deep knowledge of fast money investment as well as experience with asset owners with decades-long time horizons.
In addition to his professional pursuits, Dr. Meng serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Investment Management (JOIM) and frequently teaches at top business schools globally, such as the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was the recipient of the 2014 Cheit Award of Excellence in Teaching.
Journal Publications
1. Meng, Yu, 2020, CalPERS Prepares for the Long-Haul, The Wall Street Journal.
2. Meng, Yu, 2019, Insights: The Success Equation, Journal of Investment Management.
3. Meng, Yu, Pu Zhang and Ryan Ong, 2016, Mean Variance Optimization of Public and Private Asset Classes, Journal of Investment Management.
