Jing Ulrich
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Jing Ulrich is the managing director and chairman of global markets, China at JPMorgan. She is in charge of covering JPMorgan's most senior global clients across all asset classes and for maintaining relationships at the helm of China's leading enterprises and government entities. In recent years, various publications have listed her among the world's most powerful women.
Ulrich also created and runs JPMorgan's "Hands-on China" series of expert speakers. Each year she organizes a China-investor conference that brings together over two thousand fund managers, corporate executives, and outside experts to discuss opportunities for investing in China. Previous conferences run by Ulrich have included keynote speeches by former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji
and U.S. President Bill Clinton
.
and before that as an equity analyst at Bankers Finance Investment. In 1990, she received a bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard University
and in 1992 a master's degree from Stanford University
.
In his 1990 autobiography, To Life: The Story of a Chicago Lawyer, the respected jurist, Elmer Gertz
, a protégé of Clarence Darrow
and defender of human rights, devoted several pages to Ulrich, whom he had met when she was still a teenager. Her drive and talent, even at that age, prompted him to predict she would one day become a leader of China.
. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Ulrich spent seven years at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, where she led the top-ranked team covering the China market.
In the last three years, Fortune Magazine named Jing Ulrich as one of the 50 most powerful global business women, while the October 2010 and August 2008 editions of Forbes Magazine put Ulrich on Forbes's list of the 100 most powerful women in the world., with the more recent Forbes publication also including her among the world's "20 youngest power women". In August 2011, FinanceAsia Magazine named Ulrich one of the top 20 women in finance.
For the past three years, publications of "商务周刊" (China's "Business Watch Magazine") and "China Entrepreneur" have listed Ulrich among the country's top female business elite, and in May 2009, the Chinese journal "当代经理人" ("Contemporary Manager") named her one of the top ten business leaders in China. In April 2010, "China International Business Magazine" put Ulrich on its cover for her role linking global investors to opportunities in China, and in August 2010 Vogue China featured her as one of 15 globally influential Asian women. Earlier, in October 2006, the South China Morning Post
and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
had chosen Ulrich as Hong Kong's Young Achiever of the Year from among several hundred nominees.
As an advisor to the world’s largest asset-management companies, sovereign-wealth and pension funds, Ulrich’s views influence the allocation of trillions of dollars in assets. She also serves as an advisor to Chinese institutions making investments overseas.
An annual poll of institutional investors, published in June 2007, ranked Ulrich as head of the top China team worldwide – a title she held five times, according to Institutional Investor magazine in June 2007, which put a photo of Ulrich on the cover of its international edition of that issue. During the past twelve years, Ulrich has achieved recognition as the industry’s most respected China watcher. Until she moved into a more senior role, global investors in independent research polls of other publications such as Asiamoney magazine repeatedly chose her as the best China strategist.
Print and TV media often interview Ulrich for her views on China. When traveling to the U.S. she is a frequent guest of Maria Bartiromo
on CNBC
's Closing Bell
investor news program. She has also appeared on the PBS
Nightly Business Report
. In Asia she regularly speaks on Bloomberg Television
. Ulrich’s views, interviews, and columns often appear in publications such as The Financial Times, The New York Times
, and The Wall Street Journal
.
and English
. She is married to Paul Ulrich.
Ulrich also created and runs JPMorgan's "Hands-on China" series of expert speakers. Each year she organizes a China-investor conference that brings together over two thousand fund managers, corporate executives, and outside experts to discuss opportunities for investing in China. Previous conferences run by Ulrich have included keynote speeches by former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji
Zhu Rongji
Zhū Róngjī is a prominent Chinese politician who served as the Mayor and Party chief in Shanghai between 1987 and 1991, before serving as Vice-Premier and then the fifth Premier of the People's Republic of China from March 1998 to March 2003.A tough administrator, his time in office saw the...
and U.S. President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
.
Early career
From 1994 to 1996, Ulrich worked as a fund manager for Greater China at Emerging Markets Management in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and before that as an equity analyst at Bankers Finance Investment. In 1990, she received a bachelor's degree with honors from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and in 1992 a master's degree from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
In his 1990 autobiography, To Life: The Story of a Chicago Lawyer, the respected jurist, Elmer Gertz
Elmer Gertz
Elmer Gertz was an American lawyer, writer and civil rights activist. During his lengthy legal career he won some high-profile cases, most notably parole for notorious killer Nathan Leopold and the obscenity trial of Henry Miller's novel Tropic of Cancer...
, a protégé of Clarence Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrow was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union, best known for defending teenage thrill killers Leopold and Loeb in their trial for murdering 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks and defending John T...
and defender of human rights, devoted several pages to Ulrich, whom he had met when she was still a teenager. Her drive and talent, even at that age, prompted him to predict she would one day become a leader of China.
Deutsche Bank
From 2003 to 2005, Ulrich was managing director of Greater China equities at Deutsche BankDeutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
. Before joining Deutsche Bank, Ulrich spent seven years at CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, where she led the top-ranked team covering the China market.
Later career
Ulrich is the managing director and chairman of global markets, China at JPMorgan since 2005.In the last three years, Fortune Magazine named Jing Ulrich as one of the 50 most powerful global business women, while the October 2010 and August 2008 editions of Forbes Magazine put Ulrich on Forbes's list of the 100 most powerful women in the world., with the more recent Forbes publication also including her among the world's "20 youngest power women". In August 2011, FinanceAsia Magazine named Ulrich one of the top 20 women in finance.
For the past three years, publications of "商务周刊" (China's "Business Watch Magazine") and "China Entrepreneur" have listed Ulrich among the country's top female business elite, and in May 2009, the Chinese journal "当代经理人" ("Contemporary Manager") named her one of the top ten business leaders in China. In April 2010, "China International Business Magazine" put Ulrich on its cover for her role linking global investors to opportunities in China, and in August 2010 Vogue China featured her as one of 15 globally influential Asian women. Earlier, in October 2006, the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
and the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
had chosen Ulrich as Hong Kong's Young Achiever of the Year from among several hundred nominees.
As an advisor to the world’s largest asset-management companies, sovereign-wealth and pension funds, Ulrich’s views influence the allocation of trillions of dollars in assets. She also serves as an advisor to Chinese institutions making investments overseas.
An annual poll of institutional investors, published in June 2007, ranked Ulrich as head of the top China team worldwide – a title she held five times, according to Institutional Investor magazine in June 2007, which put a photo of Ulrich on the cover of its international edition of that issue. During the past twelve years, Ulrich has achieved recognition as the industry’s most respected China watcher. Until she moved into a more senior role, global investors in independent research polls of other publications such as Asiamoney magazine repeatedly chose her as the best China strategist.
Print and TV media often interview Ulrich for her views on China. When traveling to the U.S. she is a frequent guest of Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo is an American television journalist, magazine columnist and author of three books. Bartiromo is a native of New York and attended New York University. She worked at CNN for five years before joining CNBC television...
on CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
's Closing Bell
Closing Bell
Closing Bell can refer to two CNBC programs, the original Closing Bell on CNBC , and European Closing Bell on CNBC Europe.-About the show:...
investor news program. She has also appeared on the PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report is a Business news television magazine broadcast live Monday to Friday evenings on most public television stations in the United States. Every weeknight, Nightly Business Report distills the essence of what matters in the business world, and provides analysis and reflection...
. In Asia she regularly speaks on Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television
Bloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
. Ulrich’s views, interviews, and columns often appear in publications such as The Financial Times, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
.
Personal
A resident of Hong Kong, Jing Ulrich is bilingual in MandarinStandard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. She is married to Paul Ulrich.