BOARD MEMBERS

Managing Partner, Asian Century Quest Capital, LLC

Brian Kelly was the sole Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of Asian Century Quest Capital, LLC. ACQ was formerly an alternative asset manager focused on publicly traded equity securities across Asian equity markets inclusive of Japan (40%), Greater China (35%), Korea (10%) and India (10%), across nearly all industry sectors. At its peak ACQ managed over $3.5bn in gross assets with 40 employees in offices in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Today, ACQ is a family office with diverse geographical exposure to both public and private investments. Brian is a member of the Board of Directors of IES Abroad, the leading US non-profit organization administering study abroad programs for college-aged students and a Board Member of the US-Japan Bridging Foundation.

Brian was formerly a Partner with NYC-based long/short hedge fund Maverick Capital and worked in institutional securities with Morgan Stanley for 15 years in Tokyo, London and New York. Brian holds an MBA from Harvard University and BSFS from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Brian attended Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan as an exchange student from 1981-1983, then resided in Japan for a decade and is fluent in spoken and written Japanese. Brian currently resides in New York City with his wife and two daughters.