Stephen L. Parr
Senior Fund Manager
July 30, 1971, Look magazine published its landmark “Nixon Opens China” issue. Two weeks later, Vanderbilt freshman Stephen Parr committed to a double major in Business / Finance and China Studies. Three decades later, he parlayed his comprehensive command of China into a long-term investment strategy.
Stephen Parr understands Beijing. He knows how business works in China—and he’s been doing business there since 1984. “I grew-up in a 3rd World Country,” Parr says: “It was Arkansas in the early 50’s—an exact parallel with China today.
“We didn’t have one mile of highway until 1963. Now our state is home to the largest company in the world. I know, from first-hand experience, what China will go through in the next 50 years—because I’ve seen what’s happened in Arkansas in the last 50 years.”
All of which is why management of China-based companies routinely journey to Parr’s Memphis office for discussions and business advice.
SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2001 to mid-2007: Macro economic and political analyst for Pope Asset Management, with approximately $600 million in assets. Also tasked with identifying individual company stock picks
- 1977 to 1995, Vice President and International Specialist at Goldman Sachs—performing portfolio management for individuals
- MBA in Finance, Emory University
- Attended Vanderbilt on a football scholarship. Played under Bill Parcells (assistant head coach)
Louis Bowen
Consultant
Based in Hong Kong, Louis provides The China Fund with “ground intelligence”. Bowen is currently Chairman and Managing Director of Asia Capital Management Limited. He serves on multiple corporate boards in the Asia-Pacific region—and has advised a number of companies on cross-border corporate finance transactions.
Outside the office, Bowen is an avid mountaineer. He’s climbed the “Seven Summits”—including Everest in 1992.
SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- In the private equity and venture capital business in Asia since 1981
- With Citicorp in New York from 1972 to 1981. Responsible for Corporate Finance activities in the Asia-Pacific region from 1977 to 1981
- MBA in Finance from The Wharton School
- BA in Economics from the University of Arkansas
ABOUT PARR FINANCIAL GROUP
Parr Financial Group is a private asset, wealth-management financial services firm—serving a diverse client base that includes affluent individuals, corporations and institutions.
We are committed to identifying, creating and providing access to some of the best, most innovative investment ideas and opportunities throughout the world.
Our clients—whether institutions, individuals, or corporations—require more than the right advice, investments, and services. Parr Financial Group serves as their trusted advisor—assisting them in building and managing their wealth with their overall objectives in mind.
By focusing on long-term client relationships rather than the pursuit of individual transactions, Parr Financial Group has emerged as a unique, client-oriented firm—devoted to providing clients with the highest quality confidential investment advice.
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