Ken Cao is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of YCC Capital Management, the GP of the flagship hedge fund YCC International Value Fund, which has generated more than 200% cumulative returns since its inception in June 2021 by capitalizing on China’s economic unraveling and the global restructuring of supply chains.
His public commentary now reaches millions across YouTube, LinkedIn, and global media.
Ken taught law and economics at Renmin University of China, working as a senior researcher at its Monetary Institute. He then joined CCB Trust, the wealth-management arm of China Construction Bank, serving first as in-house legal counsel and later as an investment manager.
This role gave him a rare front-row seat to the inner workings of China’s shadow banking system—the engine room behind China’s debt-fueled economy.
Ken later became Chief Macro Strategist at Harvest Fund Management, China’s largest public mutual fund company with over US$1 trillion AUM, where he analyzed monetary policy, capital flows, and the long-term consequences of authoritarian economic management.
Ken Graduated from UCLA with a degree in economics and earned a Juris Doctor degree from UC Berkeley School of Law.
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