Qingyun Cao

Research Fellow

2016 - Current

US macro and industry analysis US-China economic relations

Board Director and Investor

2022

Nominated by the president and CEO and endorsed by a full vote at the shareholders meeting to serve as a Board Director, focusing on linking the company to the global capital markets. Solarever is a pre-IPO renewable energy company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes PV solar cells and solar panels, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles and chargers. -Advises the CEO on fundraising strategies -Spearheads fundraising efforts in primary and secondary markets globally leveraging a strong institutional investors network. -Oversees the quarterly/annual financial reporting, and provides insights on financial results, including business strategy, trends, performance drivers, and market expectations. -Oversees the development of IR-related materials -Develops a comprehensive IR strategy, and works closely with C-level executives and department heads to provide clear and consistent messaging on company performance, strategy and market opportunities. -Manages the recruitment and hiring for mid-to-senior level positions in the finance team, ensuring the attraction and selection of highly skilled professionals in line with strategic objectives.

Investor

2014 - 2022

Strategy&Research

2022 - 2023

-Market analysis of US macro trends -Business strategy of the US banking sector -ESG-related market analysis -Leads the research of US-China economic relations

Venture Capitalist

2020 - 2020

iFly.vc is a seed-stage Venture Capital firm launched in 2016 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fund focuses on technology-enabled transformation across the value chain of commerce, including e-commerce, fintech, media&entertainment, retail-tech, etc. -Hold meetings with founders and conducted due diligence process of deals across different sectors in the US, China and Latam, including fintech, food-tech, e-commerce, media, etc. -Built and maintains relationships with venture capitals, founders, investors and media.

Senior U.S. Economics Correspondent

2015 - 2019

• Covered major U.S. economic and technological events, to 1 billion+ global viewers, including Consumer Electronics Show, U.S.-China trade talks, Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, G20 and Select USA Investment Summit. •Selected to conduct one-on-one interviews with prominent figures, including Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF; Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank; Lawrence Summers, former U.S. Secretary of Treasury; Adam Posen, President of Peterson Institute for International economics; Zhang Yaqin, President of Baidu Inc. •Managed strategic partnership with think-tanks, media, central banks, Departments of Commerce and Treasury in US and China. • Ended a nationwide media crisis in China against Chinese companies investing abroad by breaking an exclusive investigative story about Fuyao Auto Glass Company's controversial investment in the U.S. on China's prime-time news program (equivalent to 60 Minutes in the U.S.) and won CCTV's Best International News of 2017.

Bureau Chief

2010 - 2015

• Established CCTV Mexico Bureau, managed $600,000 budget for business development, partnerships, branding/PR and daily operations. • Led a team of 7 international journalists to plan and produce 2,000+ stories in Mandarin, Spanish and English on major political and socioeconomic events from Mexico and other Latin American countries, to increase CCTV’s presence in Latin America. • Negotiated with TVAzteca, Mexico’s second largest broadcaster, for a strategic partnership for personnel rotation and resource sharing. Advised media strategies for Chinese overseas companies in Latin America. • Broke three stories on the prison break of El Chapo Guzman, Mexican top druglord in 2015 and won CCTV's International News Award of 2015. • Conducted one-on-one interviews with prominent figures, including: Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank; Wan Gang, China Science and Technology Minister; Enrique Martinez Martinez, Mexico Secretary of Agriculture; Ernesto Cordero, President of Mexican Senate.

Management Trainee

2009 - 2010

-Underwent a three-month rotational program and a four month training program for overseas correspondents. -Pitched, produced, and scripted stories for BizChina, a daily show focused on China’s economy. -Conducted simultaneous interpretation between Chinese and Spanish for live press conferences.

Coordinator for International Relations

2007 - 2008

-Managed daily administration with other 4 team members of over 20 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for North and South America, including organizing technical and administrative meetings and press conferences. -Managed accreditations for Olympic participants from North and South America.