David Chih Hou

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David Chih Hou is the founder of Luminous Capital LLC, which was founded in 2008.
He held the title of Partner from 2010 to 2012.
Mr. Hou's former jobs include being a Principal at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1997 to 2008, a Principal at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in 1996, and a Wealth Manager at JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC from 2013 to 2019.
Mr. Hou received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988 and his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1992.

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Companies	Position	End
JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance JPMPWA creates portfolios designed to meet each client's specific needs, considering risk tolerance, current situation and future life objectives. The firm provides numerous investment management styles and strategies across various asset classes, including but not limited to fixed income, publicly traded equities and private securities.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	-
Luminous Capital LLC Luminous Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Luminous Capital manages two special situation hedge funds. Their three main investment objectives are capital stability, capital preservation and capital appreciation. For capital stability, investments are held in cash to meet short-term funding needs plus the amount of fixed-income (typically invested in tax-exempt municipal bonds) needed to generate the majority of a client's annual cash flow. Capital preservation includes assets that provide an inflation-plus return that will preserve purchasing power for the long-term. Investments include balanced managers, real assets and tactical fixed-income (both domestic and international). Capital appreciation includes assets invested to generate higher returns in exchange for greater volatility. Investments in this category include public equity (directional and hedged), private equity and opportunistic investment ideas (short-term or long-term situations or dislocations that have profit-making potential). The firm's most popular investments include (1) domestic and international equities that are absolute return-oriented (2) domestic and international fixed-income securities that invest in sovereign debt and investment grade corporate bonds (3) inflation hedges (such as gold) and (4) distressed credit.	Founder	-
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Corporate Officer/Principal	1996-12-30

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Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services	Finance
JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC JPMorgan Private Wealth Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance JPMPWA creates portfolios designed to meet each client's specific needs, considering risk tolerance, current situation and future life objectives. The firm provides numerous investment management styles and strategies across various asset classes, including but not limited to fixed income, publicly traded equities and private securities.	Finance
Luminous Capital LLC Luminous Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Luminous Capital manages two special situation hedge funds. Their three main investment objectives are capital stability, capital preservation and capital appreciation. For capital stability, investments are held in cash to meet short-term funding needs plus the amount of fixed-income (typically invested in tax-exempt municipal bonds) needed to generate the majority of a client's annual cash flow. Capital preservation includes assets that provide an inflation-plus return that will preserve purchasing power for the long-term. Investments include balanced managers, real assets and tactical fixed-income (both domestic and international). Capital appreciation includes assets invested to generate higher returns in exchange for greater volatility. Investments in this category include public equity (directional and hedged), private equity and opportunistic investment ideas (short-term or long-term situations or dislocations that have profit-making potential). The firm's most popular investments include (1) domestic and international equities that are absolute return-oriented (2) domestic and international fixed-income securities that invest in sovereign debt and investment grade corporate bonds (3) inflation hedges (such as gold) and (4) distressed credit.	Finance
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Anderson School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services