Alex Wolf is Managing Director and Head of Asia Investment Strategy for J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Alex is based in Hong Kong with over 15 years in Asia covering stints in Beijing, Taipei, and Singapore. Alex’s responsibilities include developing and communicating the Private Bank’s view on markets, the economy, and geopolitics for investors and clients in the Asia region.

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Wolf was the Senior Emerging Markets Economist with Aberdeen Standard Investments, responsible for economic analysis and macro investing strategies covering China and global Emerging Markets. Prior to this, he spent ten years with the U.S. Government in roles primarily at the State Department working on Asia policy. Most recently, Mr. Wolf served as part of the diplomatic service with overseas postings to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the American Institute in Taiwan. As an Economic Officer his responsibilities included developing and implementing U.S. policy on bilateral and multilateral economic and trade issues, including cross border investment, market access, international finance and development assistance, and intellectual property rights protection. Alex was a key interlocutor with host government officials and a key adviser to senior U.S. officials on local economic conditions and issues that affect U.S. interests. Prior to joining the diplomatic service, Mr. Wolf was an officer at the Defense Department working on Asian security and defense policy. In addition to his government experience, Mr. Wolf has held roles at Lehman Brothers and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics.

Mr. Wolf holds degrees in economics from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh and has published extensively on China’s economy, Asian markets, and US foreign policy. He speaks and reads Mandarin.