Li Cui

443-370-0718 | lcui1@jhu.edu | Baltimore, MD

EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Baltimore, MD
Master of Science in Finance Candidate August 2016
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Economics and Mathematics Minor
May 2014
Deans List: 2010-2012

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Citic Securities










Beijing, China
Intern, Investment Banking Division




January 2015May 2015
Facilitated pre-IPO investigation process by efficiently identifying and filtering all eligible public outsourcing companies listed
on the Chinese and Hong Kong stock markets.
Rigorously investigated holding companies in collaboration with one of Chinas top universities, exhaustively gathered
information by combing annual reports, publically available resources, and the Wind financial terminal, and produced a 40-page
professional-quality publication using PowerPoint and Word.

Hang Tang Wealth










Beijing, China
Intern, Financial Product Department





July 2014December 2014
Filtered financial products by carefully reading due-diligence reports from various Chinese trust funds and made targeted
inquiries regarding product details provided by funds.
Helped liaise between the manager of KKR, which was a key partner, and our director by translating a highly technical contract
from English to Chinese and explaining unfamiliar terms to both executives.

Softbank China Venture Capital







Shanghai, China
Intern











May 2013August 2013
Discussed post-investment liquidity issues faced by target firms with management and other corporate insiders, seeking to
identify and account for any red flag issues.
Completed insightful investment memoranda on three portfolio companies operating in different industry sectors; this included
assessing business models, valuations, and size-relative-to-market in order to reach solid conclusions in support of investment
decision-making.
Explored causes of underperformance by a key portfolio company and researched principal competitors to develop a
comparable baseline.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC









HongKong
Summer ProgramPrivate Wealth Management





July 2012August 2012
Analyzed financial portfolios of Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Starbucks to provide investment recommendations based on
company fundamentals, annual reports, and market conditions.
Conducted SWOT, P/E, and EV/EBITDA analyses on blue-chip firms in preparation for pitching them to private wealth
management clients as investment targets.

The Blackstone Group








Shanghai, China
Intern











June 2012July 2012
Constructed financial models for a hypothetical transaction valued at HK$13.3 billion, pricing shares by referencing the trading
prices of a range of comparable stocks.
Presented to the Blackstone executive board and received excellent reviews from top managers.
Discussed typical mergers and acquisitions processes, methods for identifying potential targets or suitable comparison firms,
and methods for generating relevant forecasts on a daily basis.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Penn State Economics Department University Park, PA
Teaching Assistant September 2011- May 2012
Held office hours during the absence of professor and received good feedback from most students

Renmin University of ChinaThe School of Finance

Beijing, China
Research Assistant
March 2015-August 2015
Assisted in several research projects including problems inside VIE structure and Parnership inside Alibaba Group
Conducted interviews to researchers inside Alibaba Group and did follow-ups through various sources