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ABOUT US

Pondmoon Capital, formerly known as JD Capital USA, is an investment manager with deep roots in Asia. The company primarily focuses on investments in real estate development across major metropolitan areas in the US, including New York City, Washington DC, Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Irvine, and San Francisco.

MEET THE TEAM

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PATRICK CHEN

CEO

  • Master of Finance, Tsinghua University /Indiana University

  • Previously served as ICBC Headquarter strategic investment department Vice General Manager

  • Established ICBC USA Real Estate finance team

  • Former Capital One Financial Corporation Senior Director

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BIN YI

Deputy General Manager

  • ​​​Ph. D., Finance, Tsinghua University/Bachelor in Finance Research, Peking University 

  • Previously served as Prudential Life Insurance investment department Vice General Manager, People’s Bank of China vice president​

  • Rich experience and deep industry understanding in investment, overseas business, and insurance business

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YINGCONG LAN

Managing Director

  • Ph.D., Finance, department of economics, Stanford University

  • Member of AFA, American Finance Association

  • Former Principal of Cornerstone Research, a leading financial and economic consulting firm in the United States

  • Areas of expertise: securities research and investment, real estate market finance, private equity, and hedge funds

  • She has published frontier papers in finance in the Journal of Financial Economics, the top financial journal in the United States.

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FANGHE LI

Investment Director

  • B.S., Finance & Marketing, New York University Stern School of Business

  • Series 65 – Investment Advisors Examination by Finra

  • 9 years of real estate investment Experience in development & acquisition analysis and financial underwriting

  • Facilitate Deal Sourcing and International Capital Raising

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NENG WANG

Senior Advisor

  • PhD., Finance, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2002

  • Chong Khoon of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, Columbia Business School, Columbia University

  • Associate Editor the Journal of Finance and was an Editor in the Finance area the Management Science

  • Research Interests: Real estate finance and investment, housing & mortgage choice, Private equity investment and valuation, Asset pricing and macroeconomic implications of financial frictions etc. 

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STEVEN ROCKEFELLER III

Investor Relations Officer

  • Currently serves as Director of Business Development for Zammo, a conversational AI company.

  • Spent four years working on Brokerage Services at Cushman & Wakefield, one of the world's largest privately held full services real estate firms. 

  • Founder and Managing Partner of Arete Development Partners.

  • Participated in a family fund that focused on development in The People's Republic of China. 

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