Lead Manager:

Jesper Madsen, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Jesper Madsen is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews. Prior to joining Matthews in 2004, he was an Analyst at Charter Equity Research. He has also worked at Barclays Global Investors in the Fixed Income group as well as at Chemoil Corporation in oil-related sales. Jesper has traveled extensively, including living and working in China. He received a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of York in the United Kingdom. Jesper has been a Portfolio Manager of the Asia Dividend Fund since the Fund’s inception in 2006, and of the China Dividend Fund since its inception in 2009.

Lead Manager
- Matthews Asia Dividend Fund*
- Matthews China Dividend Fund

Co-Manager:

Richard Gao

Portfolio Manager

Richard Gao is a Portfolio Manager at Matthews. He joined Matthews in 1997 as a China Analyst. Richard began his career at the Bank of China in 1989, first as a loan officer, then as a FOREX Trader in the Treasury Department. In 1993, he became Assistant Manager at the Bank of China, where he was in charge of FOREX trading for import/export companies. Richard received a B.A. in Literature from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and an M.B.A. in International Business from the Dominican University of California. He is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese. Richard has been a Portfolio Manager of the Pacific Tiger Fund since 2006, of the China Fund since 1999, and of the China Dividend Fund since the Fund's inception in 2009.

Lead Manager
- Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund
- Matthews China Fund

Co-Manager
- Matthews China Dividend Fund