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The Association of Asian American Investment Managers (AAAIM) is an alliance of prominent successful Asian American investment managers and executives. AAAIM provides a national platform for Asian American investment mangers and institutional investors that seek new markets and new opportunities for investing their funds. AAAIM promotes advancement of Asian American investment professionals through industry education and networking.
AAAIM's Honorary Board is chaired by the Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and includes Dr. Ta-lin Hsu (H&Q AP), Bill Hwang (Tiger Asia Management), and Ambassador Linda Tsao Yang.
AAAIM's Board is chaired by Clayton Jue (Leading Edge Investment Advisors). Board members include Thao Buuhoan (Rice Hall & James), David Fann (TorreyCove Capital Partners), Alex Hsiao (Progress Investment Management), Hanson Li (The Hina Group), Gordon Liao (Baird Capital Partners), Bennett Kim (Big Rock Partners), and Roger Sit (Sit Investment Advisors). Board Chair Emeritus are Ginger Lew (former Senior Counselor to the White House) and Maeley Tom (former CalPERS Board trustee).
Council of Urban Professionals
The Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a growing membership committed to advancing the agenda of urban professionals and their communities, with a special emphasis on innovative education reform, leadership development, and strengthening communities through economic development and minority business entrepreneurship.
CUP sees its organizational imperative as one that harnesses the energy, resources and human capital represented by urban professionals and, through its comprehensive initiatives and dynamism, promotes tangible and measureable equity and access for our communities. CUP will work to increase the number of low-income students that graduate from college, generate access to capital for minority businesses and expand and enhance civic participation and leadership in our communities.
National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC)
Founded in 1971, the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC) is the industry association for private equity firms that are minority owned or that have as their primary investment strategy, to invest in underserved markets commonly known as the Emerging Domestic Market (EDM). NAIC member companies invest in privately held businesses that have a high probability of growth and the ability to generate significant returns for investors and shareholders. Today, NAIC is comprised of 67 member firms that manage more than $10 billion in capital and have invested in well over 20,000 ethnically diverse businesses. NAIC members cover the full spectrum of private equity investment activity including early stage venture, later stage venture, expansion, buyout, mezzanine, secondary fund investments and fund of funds.
National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP)
The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) is a non-profit association of professionals in the securities industry. NASP brings together the nation's minorities and women who have achieved recognition in the industry as brokers, asset managers, public finance consultants, investment bankers, bond counsel commercial bank underwriters, investors, plan sponsors and other finance professionals. Founded in 1985, NASP is based in Washington, D.C. with 9 chapters in major financial centers throughout the United States.
New America Alliance (NAA)
New America Alliance (NAA) is a 501(C)(6) organization of American Latino business leaders committed to leading the process of Latino empowerment and wealth-building by expanding the forms of capital most crucial for economic advancement, including economic capital, political capital, human capital, and philanthropy.
NAA members believe that strategies to enhance these forms of capital must include many approaches. One approach that American Latino business leaders are uniquely capable of leading is investment in our own community through coordinated philanthropy and public and private strategic collaboration.
Co-founded by Henry Cisneros and Raul Yzaguirre in 1999, NAA is comprised of almost 100 prominent American Latino entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders who are committed to giving back to the community. While committing substantial financial resources to the organization, our members also commit considerable time, provide access to their networks, and exert their influence to achieve the goals of the organization.
RG & Associates
RG & Associates, LLC (“RG&A”) was established in 2001 as a provider of professional full-service meeting and event development, consultation and management. We specialize in design and comprehensive management of meetings, conventions, conferences, and special events for corporations, non-profit organizations, and professional organizations with specialty in the financial services industry throughout the United States and in Europe, South America and Africa.
RG & Associates was founded by Renae Griffin a Certified Meeting Professional who brings to the firm more than 25+ years of experience in sales, marketing, and event and project management within the financial services industry.
RG & Associates annually produces independent conferences that focus on bringing together institutional investors and emerging, minority, and women professionals and firms within the financial services sectors. RG & Associates’ experience has led to an impressive database and network of professionals as business colleagues and clients. A partial list of clients served includes, CalPERS, CalSTRS, National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), New America Alliance (NAA), The Marathon Club, Marin Services for Women, Robert Toigo Foundation and others.
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO)
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) provides superior educational and career programs to students and young professionals from underrepresented communities to maximize their opportunities for college and career success. SEO's programs include its renowned Career Program, which for three decades has been the leading source of diverse talent for analyst programs at Wall Street's top investment banks. SEO's Career Program now has more than 6,000 alumni, many with roles in the alternative investments industry. In 2009, SEO created the Alternative Investments Fellowship Program (AIFP) to further advance diversity in the alternative investments sector. The AIFP is an educational program for young professionals from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in the sector. The AIFP combines workshops, training and mentoring to strengthen Fellows as candidates for positions in private equity and other alternative investments, typically at the conclusion of a two-year investment banking analyst program. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and TPG Capital are the inaugural partners in this new initiative, which saw the entire first cohort of eligible Fellows receive offers from private equity firms. In April 2009, SEO sponsored its first Annual Alternative Investments Conference, bringing together young professionals of color and leading alternative firms and investors in an educational and networking forum. SEO's second conference will take place this spring. Most recently, Audax Group joined with SEO to identify talent for Audax's undergraduate summer analyst program, providing another pathway for talented individuals to gain access to the industry.