Kenneth Rhee

Biography: Based in Shanghai since 2003, Ken runs his own investment advisory business, Huhan Advisory, primarily advising local Chinese developers on raising financing and foreign investors and developers on investing in mainlnd China. Also, since January 2012, Ken has been serving as ULI's Chief Representative for Mainland China. Born in South Korea, Ken grew up in South Korea and later on in the US. His professional career started as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") in its West Los Angeles Office between 1991 and 1995. After a year-long intensive Mandarin Chinese program in Beijing and obtaining an MBA in Chicago, Ken moved to work in Hong Kong with JP Morgan between 1998 and 2003 as an M&A banker covering the Asia Pacific region for a wide range of industries such as telecom, technology, pulp & paper, and industrial. Based in Shanghai since 2003, Ken has worked on acquiring and asset managing non-performing loans, real estate properties, equity investment in development proejcts and pre-IPO stage local developers. Between 2003 and January 2006, Ken was the head of investment operation for Shanghai Dragon Investment, a start-up investment company, and later worked with Morgan Stanley's Real Estate Department from February, 2006 till September, 2011. At Morgan Stanley, Ken initially handled investment banking assignments for mainland Chinese developers and later on worked on investment and asset management assignments for MSREF and Special Situations Fund (pre-IPO investment). Ken has developed an extensive network of mainland developers, investors, and professional associations in mainland China as well as foreign investors and developers active in mainland China. Since 2019, Ken has been focusing on developing a BIM consulting business. Ken holds a BA in Economics/Business from the Unversity of Calfornia, Los Angeles, and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Ken speaks Korean and Chinese.