Bruce brings with him particular skills in client relationship development, CRM, as well as creative and innovative business marketing and project management to achieve sustainable leadership positions.

While originally from Florida in the United States, for the last 15 years he has lived in Hong Kong and Tokyo. In his roles, he has worked closely with clients in both North and Southeast Asia, from Australia to Pakistan.

Since 2004, Bruce has been Managing Director, Head of Corporate Access in Asia Pacific for JP Morgan, Standard Chartered and most recently Jefferies. In these roles, Bruce worked with highest levels of corporate leadership as well as senior institutional investors connecting the two parties to mutual benefit. Actively pursuing a corporate access strategy positions a company to succeed with the investment community throughout various market conditions. Keeping investors informed improves a company’s credibility, while increasing liquidity, which in turn lowers the cost of capital and improves a company’s market value. Bruce has been a market leader in this space across Asia and has successfully led the development and on-going management of programs including roadshows, investor tours, and flagship conferences around the world.

Bruce is a keen fundraiser in the charitable and philanthropic space. He was a member of the team that built the first Clinton Global Initiative (‘CGI”) conference outside of the U.S. The Clinton Global Initiative is flagship event of the non-partisan William J. Clinton Foundation. CGI brings together global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world’s more pressing challenges. The three-day event was held in Hong Kong from December 1-3, 2008. The event hosted by President Bill Clinton included participation by 500 world leaders, corporate heads, non-governmental organisations, and other dignitaries and raised over 180 million USD.

Bruce is currently head of the fundraising committee for Hedge Fund Cares in Hong Kong, helping to raise funds for the prevention & treatment of child abuse in Asia. He is also a fundraising committee member for Premiere Performances, Hong Kong which brings world-class chamber music to Hong Kong.

When he lived in Austin, Texas, he founded and lead a New Year’s Eve Benefit Gala in 1996 and 1997 raising over 100,000 USD for Christopher House AIDS Hospice. Among other volunteer positions, he also led Octopus Club charitable group for AIDS Services of Austin hosting small and large fundraisers and leading efforts of others to raise funds for the organisation.   Bruce for many years was a member of the committee that hosted the Human Rights Campaign Austin Black Tie events and other fundraisers.

Bruce has his M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin and his B.A. in Economics and Business Administration from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bruce Salzer