Philo Alto ( 李家仁 ) is an ex-investment banker who is passionate about pursuing a 'blended” career in doing good while doing well. In 2011, he founded Asia Value Advisors , a philanthropy advisory firm providing bespoke advice to individuals, family and corporate foundations. In 2013, he co-founded Asia Community Ventures , a non-profit organization that hosted an Impact Investing Forum in Hong Kong with the Rockefeller Foundation in March 2013.
Philo received his MBA and MPA at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, a MS in Industrial Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific, and BS in Physics and Computer Engineering at Ateneo University. He is a director of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong, an advisor to Social Ventures Hong Kong, and committee member of the HBS Andy Choa Trust Fund offering scholarships to HK NGO leaders. Philo’s articles have been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Lien Centre for Social Innovation, South China Morning Post, Benchmark magazine, and Asia Venture Philanthropy Network.
P. Ming Wong ( 黃本明 ) is a Hong Kong based independent financial consultant and advises family offices on asset allocation and fund manager selection in both alternative investments and impact investing. Besides Asia Community Ventures , he also co-founded Giinseng and Social Investors Club to help promising social enterprises achieve sustainability and fulfill their social missions by providing capital, mentorship and access to the organizations’ network of contacts. Ming previously served as Managing Director and Chair of the Investment Committee for a prominent Singapore-based Chinese family office following a 20 year investment banking career in Asia and the United States.
He holds dual bachelor degrees with distinction in Economics and Operations Research as well as an MBA, all from Cornell University. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of Impact Investing Policy Collaborative, a global network for policy research and innovation in impact investing. Ming is a frequent Op-Ed contributor to the South China Morning Post and blogs about his experience on impact investing at Investing Through a Social Lens .
Philo Alto ( 李家仁 ) is an ex-investment banker who is passionate about pursuing a 'blended” career in doing good while doing well. In 2011, he founded Asia Value Advisors , a philanthropy advisory firm providing bespoke advice to individuals, family and corporate foundations. In 2013, he co-founded Asia Community Ventures , a non-profit organization that hosted an Impact Investing Forum in Hong Kong with the Rockefeller Foundation in March 2013.
Philo received his MBA and MPA at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, a MS in Industrial Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific, and BS in Physics and Computer Engineering at Ateneo University. He is a director of the Harvard Club of Hong Kong, an advisor to Social Ventures Hong Kong, and committee member of the HBS Andy Choa Trust Fund offering scholarships to HK NGO leaders. Philo’s articles have been featured in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Lien Centre for Social Innovation, South China Morning Post, Benchmark magazine, and Asia Venture Philanthropy Network.
P. Ming Wong ( 黃本明 ) is a Hong Kong based independent financial consultant and advises family offices on asset allocation and fund manager selection in both alternative investments and impact investing. Besides Asia Community Ventures , he also co-founded Giinseng and Social Investors Club to help promising social enterprises achieve sustainability and fulfill their social missions by providing capital, mentorship and access to the organizations’ network of contacts. Ming previously served as Managing Director and Chair of the Investment Committee for a prominent Singapore-based Chinese family office following a 20 year investment banking career in Asia and the United States.
He holds dual bachelor degrees with distinction in Economics and Operations Research as well as an MBA, all from Cornell University. He currently serves on the Advisory Council of Impact Investing Policy Collaborative, a global network for policy research and innovation in impact investing. Ming is a frequent Op-Ed contributor to the South China Morning Post and blogs about his experience on impact investing at Investing Through a Social Lens .