CHARLES LI

Founder and Chairman, Numa Group, Hong Kong

BORN

● 1961, in Beijing

EDUCATION

● BA in English Literature, Xiamen University, China, 1984

● MA in Journalism, University of Alabama, 1988

● JD, Columbia Law School, New York, 1991

CAREER

● 1984-86: Editor-reporter, China Daily, Beijing

● 1991-93: Lawyer, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York

● 1993-94: Lawyer, Brown & Wood, New York

● 1994-03: Merrill Lynch China, Hong Kong (president, 1999-2003)

● 2003-09: Chairman, JP Morgan China, Beijing

● 2010-20: Chief executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Hong Kong

● Since 2021: Founder and chairman, Numa Group and MicroConnect, Hong Kong

OTHER ROLES

● Since 2018: Delegate, National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

● Since 2020: Member of the Council, University of Hong Kong

● Since 2021: Member, board of directors, Nasdaq-listed Market Axess