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Adjunct Professor

Kirk Yang

Chairman, Kirkland Capital

Adjunct Faculty

Education

MBA (Finance, Accounting, and Marketing Concentrations), University of Chicago

Bachelor (with distinction) and Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University

Expertise

  • Managing Director and Head of Asia Technology Hardware Research, Barclays, Nomura, and Citi Global.  Rank as the #1 technology hardware analyst in Asia and globally by Instructional Investors (II), Financial Times, Greenwich, Asia Money, Reuters, and the Asset Magazine
  • Technology Equity Research Analyst, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and BNP Paribas
  • CFO and Board Director at Ta Yang Group (HK mainboard listed) and Linkage (NYSE IPO)
  • Director of Sales, EDS China (acquired by HP)
  • Management Consultant, Kearney and Accenture
  • Electrical and Semiconductor Engineer, AT&T, IBM, and Emerson Electric
  • Electrical Engineering and Semiconductor Courses Teaching Assistant, Purdue University
  • #1 Best-Selling Author in Taiwan
  • Currently the Chairman of Kirkland Capital (a private equity firm), Board Director at Gogolook and Far East Medical Technology, and Senior Advisor at the Taiwan National Parliament and ECom Universal (a Fintech company)