Yao Chye Chiang, based in Singapore, joined Clearwater in 2008 and is and a member of the Investment and Management Committees. Dr. Chiang is responsible for the development and management of an effective risk, portfolio hedging and operations platform. As the COO, Dr. Chiang oversees all operational and administrative functions including HR and IT and plays a lead role in the institutionalization of internal organization processes and infrastructure. Prior to joining Clearwater, Dr. Chiang worked at Cargill Financial Services Asia and Black River Asset Management (Asia) from 1999 to 2008. At Black River, he was Co-Director with joint oversight responsibility for the fund management platform in Asia as well as Managing Director with principal responsibilities including risk, strategy and compliance. From 1994 to 1999, he worked at CIBC World Markets as Executive Director of Country Risk Management and Head of Asia-Pacific Research. Dr. Chiang graduated from the University of Adelaide with first class honors under a Colombo Plan Scholarship and holds a masters and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University where he attended as a joint Princeton fellowship and George Murray Scholarship holder.