Calvin Jiang
Vancouver,Canada
Summary
Investment professional with 7+ years of buyside experience in long/short equity, activist short, and systematic strategies. Co-managed a $200M AUM portfolio at a generalist hedge fund.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Analyst
Individual Investor
Vancouver
01.2024 - Current
- Manage a diversified long/short equity portfolio of over $15 million for friends and family, achieving a 42% net return in 2024 and a 25% year-to-date return as of August 2025. Portfolio maintains around 40 long positions and 100 short positions at any given time
- Develop long investment thesis based on identifying thematic trends and growth-at-a-reasonable-price
- Execute short strategy focused on identifying non-sustainable businesses and companies facing secular industry decline
Analyst
Connective Capital Management
Palo Alto
07.2016 - 03.2022
- Promoted from analyst to co-managing the investment portfolio in 2019. Managed 25-35% of the fund’s $200M AUM and achieved annualized alpha returns between 5% and 15%
- Conducted deep fundamental research on companies across technology, renewable energy, and biotechnology sectors to generate actionable long/short ideas
- Co-managed the firm's activist short strategy, contributing to successful short positions against companies including Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Hanergy, Fullshare, Organovo, and Second Sight
- Developed and back-tested multiple high-alpha systematic strategies by analyzing and positioning ahead of predicted liquidity flow events
- Actively managed a portfolio of 5-10 long positions and a diversified short book of 30-50 positions concurrently
- Expanded and maintained a network of over 10 investment banking relationships to optimize financing strategies for small-cap companies
- Assisted in key operational duties, including trade execution, reconciliation, margin and stock borrow management, and portfolio rebalancing
Analyst
Eos Fund
Vancouver
12.2013 - 06.2015
- Conducted fundamental analysis and due diligence for a family office/activist short fund specializing in U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
- Produced detailed financial models and investment memos to support research on identifying potential fraudulent companies, contributing to the firm's investment decisions
Education
MBA - Guanghua School of Management
Peking University
Beijing07.2024
Finance - Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia
Vancouver06.2016
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- VBA
- Bloomberg/Factset API
Timeline
Analyst
Individual Investor
01.2024 - Current
Analyst
Connective Capital Management
07.2016 - 03.2022
Analyst
Eos Fund
12.2013 - 06.2015
MBA - Guanghua School of Management
Peking University
Finance - Sauder School of Business
University of British Columbia