Aaron Low, CFA, is principal of Lumen Advisors in San Francisco and Singapore, where he manages emerging markets macro long/short funds and oversees Lumen’s operations in Asia. He is also a Partner at Oakbridge Capital, a private equity fund. Previously, Mr. Low was a senior portfolio manager and head of Asia-ex-Japan at PIMCO, where he started PIMCO portfolio management and trading in Asia, as well as overseeing Asia investment strategies and managing global and emerging market balanced portfolios. Prior to working at PIMCO, he was head of Asia and senior portfolio manager for RCM Global Investors in San Francisco and Asia, managing balanced portfolios. Mr. Low currently serves as the immediate past chair of the CFA Institute Board of Governors and previously served as chair of the External Relations & Volunteer Involvement Committee. He is a past chair of the Capital Markets Policy Council and the Asia Pacific Advocacy Committee. He was also actively involved with the CFA Society of Singapore, where he served as Deputy President for various terms. Mr. Low serves on the Board of Trustees for the Singapore Government Pension Fund and is also a senior adviser to Minsheng Tonghui Asset Management in Shanghai. He is a Board Director at the Wealth Management Institute and Trustee at the CFA Research Foundation. Mr. Low earned a PhD in finance from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and an undergraduate degree in engineering from National University of Singapore. He has also completed the corporate director executive program at Stanford University and University of Chicago.