COALESCENCE PARTNERS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - Key Persons


Eric Cui

Job Titles:
  • Investment Associate
Eric Cui is an investment associate on New Hope-Coalescence's private equity team. Prior to New Hope-Coalescence, Eric worked as a financial analyst at Houlihan Lokey, a leading portfolio valuation & fund advisory service firm. While at Houlihan, Eric focused on complex valuations of portfolio companies for private equity funds and hedge funds. Prior to Houlihan, Eric worked as an analyst at Towers Watson, a global HR consulting company, where he provided retirement investment research and solutions.

Harry Gao - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Portfolio Manager
Harry brings 17 years of global investment experience. He is the portfolio manager of the firm's public equity investments, and an investment committee member of the New Hope-Coalescence private equity investments. Prior to Coalescence Partners, Harry was part of a 6-person team managing a global equities portfolio of approximately US$50 billion at Northern Cross. Prior to Northern Cross, Harry was one of a 11-person core investment team managing approximately US$20 billion in global equities at Institutional Capital. Harry became a member of the global portfolio management committee after only 5 years at the firm, the youngest member on the committee. Harry received a Bachelor of Engineering from Tianjin University (China), a Master of Science from Singapore-MIT Alliance, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Jonathan Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst
Jonathan is an investment analyst on the firm's public equity team. Jonathan joined Coalescence Partners shortly after graduation from University of Chicago. His previous experience includes an internship at the Global Strategic Initiatives at World Business Chicago, a public-private partnership chaired by the Mayor of Chicago that drives inclusive economic growth, supports business, and promotes Chicago as a leading global city. He has also interned at the research and information center at the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem. While in college, Jonathan participated in the founding of HexinEdu, a tech-startup that aims to improve the traditional education system by applying advanced technologies from disciplines such as cognitive science, artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning. Mr. Zhao received a Bachelor of Science in Life Science from Tsinghua University (China), and a Master of Public Policy from University of Chicago.

Kelvin Yu

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst
Kelvin is an investment analyst on New Hope-Coalescence's private equity team. Prior to New Hope-Coalescence, Kelvin worked as a Structured Finance Rating Analyst at United Credit Ratings, one of the largest credit rating agencies in China. Prior to United Credit Ratings, Kelvin worked as a financial analyst at Lead Ocean, a specialty finance company. Kelvin had previously interned at Hui Nong Capital Management, a private equity fund focused on agriculture and health care. He had also interned at the organic synthesis lab at Sheng Hua Xi Pharmaceutical. Kelvin received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Finance from Purdue University.

Robin Xu

Job Titles:
  • Operations Analyst
Robin is an analyst on the operations team. Robin joined Coalescence Partners after graduation from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Coalescence Partners, Robin interned at Ruihua Certified Public Accountants, a leading Chinese CPA firm and gained experience in audit and accounting. Robin also served as a volunteer at the IRS VITA Program and advised on income tax related matters. He was an exchange student at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Robin received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Southern California.

Teng Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Investment Analyst
Teng is an investment analyst on the firm's public equity team. Prior to joining Coalescence Partners, Teng was an equity analyst at Fountainhead Partners, one of the largest multi-family offices in Asia. Prior to Fountainhead, Teng was an equity analyst at Franchise Capital. Teng started her career working as an associate at Tsinghua Holdings Capital, one of the leading private equity funds in China. Teng's industry coverage includes healthcare, advanced manufacturing, consumer goods, etc. Teng received a Bachelor of Physics from Nanjing University and then was in a Ph.D. program at the University of Cambridge for three years.

Vincent Yu

Job Titles:
  • Controller
Vincent is a Controller on the operations team. Prior to joining Coalescence Partners, Vincent was the Controller at Yulan Capital Management, an Asia focused long/short equity fund seeded by Tiger Management. While at Yulan, Vincent oversaw fund accounting and was responsible for the fund's daily operations. Prior to Yulan, Vincent worked at Chilton Investment Company as a fund accountant. Chilton is a multi-billion dollar long/short equity fund focus on US and European markets. Vincent started his career at Blackstone Group's Hedge Fund Solutions (BAAM)'s operations team. Vincent received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Baruch College, and a Master of Science in Taxation from Pace University.

Yujing Guo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Investment Analyst
Yujing is a senior investment analyst on the firm's public equity team.