Winston Ma
Founder of Dragon Global
Winston Ma
Founder of Dragon Global
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Partner & Co-Founder of Dragon AI, Dragon Global (Single) Family Office SFO
2023 - Current
Professor (Adjunct) and Executive Director, Global Public Investment Funds Forum
2018
- Program on sovereign wealth funds (SWF), public pension funds (PPF) and other public asset owners - with 10+ years direct SWF fund investment experience, developed a degree course for JD/LL.M/MBA on sovereign investors, capital markets, and regulatory challenges (one of the few offerings globally )
Member of the Board of Advisors, OTCMKTS: CGEMY
2022 - 2024
Global IT software and services company -- on the Global Advisory Board with top executives of Big Tech giants
Nasdaq-Listed Public Company Board Chairman
2021 - 2024
Chairman Of The Advisory Board
2020 - 2022
CEO China Silkroad Investment & Development
2018 - 2019
Private investment firm established in the context of “Belt/Road” initiative; to partner with China SWF and SOE and leverage global institutional capital to make cross-border digital economy investments, and seek synergies between China and world markets (disrupted by global tightening of foreign investment regulations)
Managing Director, CIC Capital
2016 - 2018
- CIC's new investment arm specializing in overseas direct investments (2015 establishment, based on the former Special Investments Department) - Specializing in making direct investments, especially for long-term assets, in broad sectors relating to consumer goods, TMT, entertainment, resources - Book author: China's Mobile Economy (Wiley, 2016;among “best 2016 business books for CIOs”) ; Digital Economy 数字经济2.0 (October 2017), Digital Silk Road (Nicolai, 2018)
Managing Director and Head of North America office
2011 - 2015
- Roundtable discussion leader at WSJD live annual tech forum: http://wsjdlive.wsj.com/speakers/ - "Global Investing" Panel with CEOs of three Canadian pensions - CDPQ, OTPP and PSP: http://www.bloomberglive.com/events/canada-economic-series/#agenda
Managing Director, Special Investments
2008 - 2011
- One of the Founding Members for CIC private equity (PE) investments, and soon Direct Investing Department (internal PE) - In 2009,Winston Ma led the establishment of West Summit Capital in Silicon Valley, representing the first attempt of CIC investing into overseas high-tech companies - Leveraging in-depth knowledge on both domestic and global markets, built strong investment and post-transaction management teams within West Summit that possesses significant industry experience and managerial know-how, serving as an incubator of world-class professionals focusing on high-tech investments - Leading direct investments in overseas markets, relating to energy, mining, agriculture and other natural resources sectors as well as financial services and technology. Also worked on Private Equity LP and Co-investments
Non Executive Director
2017 - 2018
- New Board Member Appointment relating to the company's major restructuring (http://www.thisisnoble.com/images/stories/documents/2017q1/RSEMessage20170511.pdf) - Official Appointment Effective May 11, 2017 (http://www.thisisnoble.com/images/documents/announcements/20170511/announcementnedwmbb.PDF)
Director, Board of Directors
2012 - 2015
- head office in Toronto, Canada (http://www.chinachamber.ca/about-us/cccc-brief/) - Our members are Chinese enterprises established in Canada. They are mainly from the sectors of finance, IT, transportation, import & export, energy, resources, minerals, pharmacy, health food, real estate, equipment and machinery and etc. - fellow Directors are similar heads of major Chinese companies in Canada (http://www.chinachamber.ca/about-us/board-of-director/)
Deputy Head of Equity Capital Markets, Investment Banking
2007 - 2008
- the first hire for Barclays' US equity business build-up in 2007 (http://www.barcap.com/about-barclays-capital/press-office/news-releases/2007/09/barclays-capital-builds-equity-product-origination-team.html)
Vice President (CFA, Esq.)
2003 - 2007
- led numerous equity and equity-linked offerings and principal investment transactions using OTC equity derivatives - the youngest member of the senior structuring and solution team across equity, fixed income, M & A and rating advisories
Education
M.C.J. Hauser Scholar
1997 - 1998
MBA Beta Gamma Sigma Honor
2001 - 2003
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
1995 - 1997
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
1990 - 1995