Director / Chairman / President
Dr. Qi has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, consulting, and investment. He was once the managing director of Investment Banking Department of CICC, a core member of CICC's M&A Committee, and one of the founding employees of BCG China.
The M&A and listing projects that Dr. Qi was responsible for remained the record of the largest domestic A-share tender offer so far, the largest exclusive lead underwriting project in the world, and won "Best IPO in China" award 3 times. During his stay at CICC, Dr. Qi pioneered and completed a series of major projects, including the first overseas M&A privatization project, the first M&A shell exit project, the first overseas convertible bond project, the first USD bond project, etc., and provided equity investment services to dozens of state-owned enterprises. In 2017 and 2020 Dr. Qi won the "Best M&A Dealer in China" award from the China Mergers and Acquisitions Association twice.
Dr. Qi served as a member of the National Development and Reform Commission's Venture Capital Fund Evaluation Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the 3rd Central Enterprise Youth Federation. Dr. Qi holds an MBA degree from Columbia University in the United States and a master's degree in economics from Fudan University in China. He is the author of "National Boundaries of Capital", translations of "Crisis and Recovery", "M&A Master", and published papers in "Reform" and other magazines. He is a columnist for "Caixin.com". Dr. Qi has "Qi Ke Zhan Scholarships" at Fudan University, Hopkins-Nanjing Center, and Columbia University in the United States.