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Cece Zhao, CFA

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Venture Partner at Vectors Angel

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

Cece Zhao is a CFA charterholder serving as Global Strategic Partner Investment Lead at Microsoft. Her work spans strategic finance and investments, including M&A and venture capital, with a focus on data center, energy, and infrastructure assets. Her areas of expertise also include market research, quantitative modeling, and AI and machine learning.

Experience

  1. MicrosoftGlobal Strategic Partner Investment Leadcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE)Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Vectors CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2026 — present
  4. Vectors CapitalVP, Investment2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  5. The AES CorporationGrowth Initiative, Investments and Valuation2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  6. SoledaAdvisor, Product and Go-To-Market2024 — 2025
  7. CapeZeroConsultant, Product and Modeling Solutions2024San Francisco Bay Area
  8. AllianceBernsteinVP, Multi-Asset and Hedge Fund Solutions2018 — 2024New York, United States
  9. Raise GreenImpact Partner2023 — 2024New York, United States
  10. Invesco Ltd.Quantitative Analyst, GPMR - Alternatives Investments2014 — 2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  11. CitigroupSummer Analyst, Corporate and Investment Banking2013Hong Kong SAR
  12. Center for Asian StudiesEconomics Research Assistant2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  13. Asia Institute for Political EconomyResearch Assistant2011Hong Kong SAR

Skills & more

Mentoring1Public Speaking1Financial Modeling24Data Analysis8Project Finance5Project Management2Renewable Energy2Energy Policy1Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)1Portfolio Optimization1Asset Allocation1Portfolio Management1
+8 morePeople DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentGlobal MacroInvestmentsQuantitative ResearchBloombergPython (Programming Language)SQL

Languages Cantonese · English · Mandarin

  • ESG Investing — CFA Institute
  • CFA — CFA Institute

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Who is Cece Zhao, CFA?
Cece Zhao is a CFA charterholder serving as Global Strategic Partner Investment Lead at Microsoft. Her work spans strategic finance and investments, including M&A and venture capital, with a focus on data center, energy, and infrastructure assets. Her areas of expertise also include market research, quantitative modeling, and AI and machine learning.
Where does Cece Zhao, CFA work?
Cece Zhao, CFA is Venture Partner at Vectors Angel.
Where did Cece Zhao, CFA go to school?
Cece Zhao, CFA studied at Columbia University (M.S. in Operations Research); Yale University (Financing and Deploying Clean Energy (FDCE)); The University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Economics and Finance).

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