Vivian Lin Thurston
CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager
About Vivian
Vivian Lin Thurston, CFA, partner, is a portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Growth, China A-Shares Growth, China Growth, and Emerging Markets ex China Growth strategies at William Blair Investment Management. Formerly, she was a global equity research analyst covering the China A-shares market and large cap consumer companies. Before joining the firm in 2015, Vivian was vice president and consumer sector head at Calamos Investments. Previously, she was an executive director and senior investment analyst at UBS Global Asset Management/Brinson Partners, responsible for stock selection and research for consumer sectors in the United States and emerging markets. Vivian also held roles at Mesirow Financial, China Agribusiness Development Trust and Investment Corporation, and Vanke. She is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago. Vivian is also the founder and chairman of the board of the Chinese Finance Association of America, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. Vivian was named a 2024 Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing by Pensions & Investments. She received an LL.B. in sociology from Peking University and an M.A. in sociology and M.S. in finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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2,100+Employees worldwide
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156 billion+Client assets
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90+ YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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30+Offices worldwide*
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700+Companies under coverage
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