William Yang graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws. He founded Kaire Capital in 2012, a nonprofit asset management social venture that uses microcredit investments to promote international economic development. As CEO, he oversees investment strategy and has achieved a social return on investment of over $1.6 million. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Asian Law Students' Association Hong Kong and has coordinated an international HR solutions program.

1. WILLIAM YANG 9 Lung Wah Street, Block A, 2802
Hong Kong SAR
william.yang@connect.hku.hk | william.yang@kairecapital.org (+852) 5181 8566
EDUCATION
The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws Class of 2018
• Upper-second (2:1) cumulative average; 3.4 Law GPA, 3.3 Overall GPA
• Pre-university examinations: IB Diploma 43/45; IGCSE 8A* 1A; SAT 2280 (99th Percentile)
Yale University New Haven, CT, USA
Visiting Student on “Yale Young Global Scholars” Program Summer 2012
• A highly selective program in macroeconomics, international political economy, and law; received instruction from
visiting Harvard Business School faculty, and Yale faculty such as the former Dean of Yale Law School.
St. Cyprian’s School Cape Town, South Africa
Exchange Student and Volunteer Summer 2011
• Studies in developmental economics, human rights law accompanied by volunteer work in areas of poverty
alleviation and drug abuse rehabilitation in Cape Town’s poorest townships.
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Kaire Capital Shanghai and Hong Kong
Founder and CEO 2012 – Present
• Founded and led a non-profit, asset management social venture that utilizes microcredit investments to promote
international grassroots economic development. Managed a team of 12. Selected experience:
o Investment Management
§ Oversaw investment and diversification strategy; conducted financial, economic and institutional due
diligence for over 120 individual clients in 40 countries. Achieved SROI (Social Return on Investment) of
over USD $1.6mil (independent valuation), 0.03% default rate, and 0.01% foreign exchange loss.
o Business Development; Investor Relations
§ Led capital raising operations; led to over 150% average growth in assets under management (month over
month) since 2014.
o Product Development; Business Strategy
§ Developed financial product for marginalized socio-economic and ethnic groups in Hong Kong.
Cooperated with high-level personnel from bulge brackets, global law firms and NGOs in assessing market
and compliance issues; led to planned commencement of local investment operations for Q3 2014.
o Social Innovation
§ Supervised development of educational product; led to creation of credit-bearing elective course at the
University of Hong Kong in social entrepreneurship and microfinance, solving internal human capital
needs while providing social education for client demographic.
Asian Law Students’ Association Hong Kong SAR
Vice Chairman, Governing Board for Hong Kong SAR 2013 – Present
• Responsible for external and corporate relations for HKSAR branch of Asia’s largest legal scholar network.
• Coordinated international HR solutions program, sourcing internships for 6000 law students in 13 jurisdictions
AIESEC Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR
Officer, Global Talent Sourcing 2013 – Present
• Spearheaded involvement in business development with, and conducted market research in, over 30 firms.
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Languages: Fluent in Mandarin
Other Academic Exchanges/Summer School: UC Berkeley (Economics, Game Theory), Phillips Academy
Scholarship Offers: CUHK Law Honors (Full Scholarship), HKUST Global Business Scholarship (Full Scholarship)
Interests: Tech Entrepreneurship, Volunteering (3 years exp.), Wakeboarding, Music Journalism, Exercise Physiology