Where did Xin Song go to school?

Xin Song studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurial Management); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc, Mathematics and Statistics).

Xin Song

Investor

CEO at GSR

Singapore

Find your path to Xin

548 people in our graph share verified history with Xin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Michelle FernandesunlockedXin: together at BlackRock (2007–2009)

×6Xin: together at London Business School

×2Xin: together at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

×2Xin: together at BlackRock

About

CEO of GSR, based in Singapore, in crypto since 2018 with a prior decade in traditional finance including a portfolio manager role at BlackRock and co-founding crypto derivatives hedge fund Magpie Capital. He is a CFA charterholder with degrees from LSE and London Business School.

Experience

GSRChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentSingapore
GSRCo-CEO2024Singapore
GSRChief Operating Officer2023 — 2024Singapore, Singapore
GSRManaging Director, Asia General Manager2019 — 2023Singapore
Magpie CapitalCo-Founder & CEO2017 — 2019Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
DealGlobe 易界网Head of Product2014 — 2017Shanghai City, China
BlackRockPortfolio Manager2007 — 2012London, United Kingdom
Full HouseCo-Founder2010London, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Start-ups36Entrepreneurship24Venture Capital19Investments18Due Diligence14Portfolio Management12Equities9Asset Management7Business Development7Hedge Funds4Event Management2Data Science2

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Product ManagementFinancial ModelingInvestment BankingAgile Web DevelopmentiOS DevelopmentUser Experience DesignQuantitative InvestingProduct MarketingStrategyManagement

Languages Chinese · English

Investment Management Certificate — CFA UK
Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

From Xin's professional profile.

Colleagues at GSR

Alain Kunz

Head of Business Development, EMEA at GSR

Alex Taaffe

Chief Revenue Officer at GSR

Brian Rudick

Managing Director of Research at GSR

Carlos Guzman

Researcher at GSR

Charlie Talcott

Senior Associate at Ospraie Ag Science

CJ Fong

APAC General Manager at GSR

Frequently asked questions

Who is Xin Song?: CEO of GSR, based in Singapore, in crypto since 2018 with a prior decade in traditional finance including a portfolio manager role at BlackRock and co-founding crypto derivatives hedge fund Magpie Capital. He is a CFA charterholder with degrees from LSE and London Business School.
Where does Xin Song work?: Xin Song is CEO at GSR.
Where did Xin Song go to school?: Xin Song studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurial Management); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc, Mathematics and Statistics).

Founder mafias

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2 Henson OrserGeneral CourseFounded Soter +2 Logan J HendersonSummer CertificateFounded Gridline Holdings +2 Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1 Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1 Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1

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University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business mafia265

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ivan ZhouBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Decagon +2 Wendy JohanssonExecutive Education: Product ManagementFounded Misaludhealth +2 Jay ParrishMBAFounded ROME Therapeutics +1 Raj Shekhar SinghManagement of TechnologyFounded Z21 +1 Nanxi LiuFounded Nanoly Bioscience +1 Kevin ChouBachelor of Science - BSFounded Superlayer +1

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London Business School mafia193

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +2 Kes ThygesenMSc w/distinctionFounded Rolepoint +2 Anil SethiMBAFounded Compagos +2 Jeremy GeigerMBAFounded retailigence +1 Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1 Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1

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BlackRock mafia62

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1 Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1 Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1 Pauline RotetaSenior Investor & Portfolio Manager, BlackRock Infrastructure Investment GroupFounded Pasito +1 Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1 Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory AnalystFounded Landed +1

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BlackRock mafia42

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1 Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1 Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1 Pauline RotetaVice President, Latin America & Iberia BusinessFounded Pasito +1 Vivian WangFinancial Markets Advisory Summer AnalystFounded Landed +1 Alfred JohnsonVP, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded Crux

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Same school

Also attended London Business School901

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology Fund Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index Ventures Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista Capital Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Giuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business968

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel Capital Zhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel Capital DennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital Anna ChenInvestor at Madrona Venture Group Johnny HooperAssociate at March Capital Partners

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Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,623

Lee FixelFounder of Addition Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia Capital Neil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at Greenoaks Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Sofia DolfeInvestor at Index Ventures Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at GSR7

Carlos GuzmanResearcher at GSR Jakob PalmstiernaPresident at GSR Cristian GilChairman at GSR Quynh HoHead of Venture Investment & Corporate Development at GSR Alain KunzHead of Business Development, EMEA at GSR Josh RiezmanChief Legal & Strategy Officer at GSR

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Also worked at BlackRock382

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index Ventures Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Maddie CoughlinInvestor at DN Capital Neil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal Investments Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at Greycroft Anya RajaniAssociate at Sapphire Ventures

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