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Meet Wei Li, the Chinese maths nerd who became BlackRock’s chief strategist

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Wei Li’s rise from Shenzhen to the upper echelons of the asset manager looks like a tale of ambition realised. Surprisingly, it came somewhat against the odds. Copy link Copied I’ve been allotted only an hour for lunch with Wei Li, the global chief investment strategist at BlackRock. And we’re eating at a hotel restaurant right across the road from her office, just a couple of minutes’ walk from door to door. I can’t say I’m surprised. I’m not sure what she’s paid, but this woman’s words, thoughts and time can almost be measured in monetary terms. What she says about geopolitics and the global economy is essentially gospel at an asset manager sitting on more than $15 trillion of clients’ money. That is quite the pulpit. This doesn’t exactly make London-based Li a household name. But anyone who follows markets will have seen her on Bloomberg or CNBC, or presenting on stage, whether it be at Davos or at The Australian Financial Review Business Summit in Sydney next week. Wei Li became th

Meet Wei Li, the Chinese maths nerd who became BlackRock’s chief strategist Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer Help using this website - Accessibility statement Today's Paper Advertisement Hans van Leeuwen Journalist Mar 8, 2024 – 10.16am I’ve been allotted only an hour for lunch with Wei Li, the global chief investment strategist at BlackRock. And we’re eating at a hotel restaurant right across the road from her office, just a couple of minutes’ walk from door to door. I can’t say I’m surprised. I’m not sure what she’s paid, but this woman’s words, thoughts and time can almost

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