About

2018 – Our co-founders Tiffany Liu and Shinya Deguchi were brought together by “Investor Z” and they discussed the set-up of Generation Z Investment Club at a café in Hong Kong.

2019 – We set up our first program, the Gen Z Value Investing Program, and recruited our very first batch of 12 students. They came from Singapore, Malaysia, and Greater China.

2020 – We established partnerships with universities globally to further our outreach.

2021 – We officially incorporated Next Gen Investors Endowment as a non-profit entity in Singapore and launched the Next Gen ESG Investing Program.

2022 – We co-hosted the SMU Next Gen ESG Investing Conference with Singapore Management University’s EYE Investment Club. We also piloted our Investoon Game Show initiatives at Singapore community clubs.

2023 – We co-hosted the SMU Next Gen ESG Investing Conference with Singapore Management University's Sustainable Investment Club and built the Z Club strong, establishing partnerships.

2024 – We Launched the brand new Investing Tonight Show with our flagship Investoon and launched the Z Club Academy. It is also our third year streak co-hosting the SMU-Next Gen ESG Investing Conference, and second with the Singapore Management University's Sustainable Investment Club.

Meet the Team

Director

Gordon YEO

Gordon is the CEO of AP (Asia), Arisaig’s Singapore licensed fund management entity. He joined Arisaig in 2012 and has focused on Asian companies throughout his time at Arisaig Partners. Gordon was mentored by Lindsay Cooper (Founder) for two years, prior to taking over the leadership of the research process in 2017. For his undergraduate degree, he studied Sociology and Strategic Management at Singapore Management University (SMU). He has since obtained his CFA charter and is a Chartered Accountant in Singapore. Gordon also completed a Master of Information Technology and played an integral part in incorporating data analytics into Arisaig's research process.

Co-founder

Tiffany Liu

Tiffany Liu is the Co-Founder of Next Gen Investors Endowment, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing investor education. She also serves as a capital allocator at Star Magnolia Capital, a family endowment office focused on long-term asset growth.

Tiffany earned a dual bachelor’s degree in International Relations and English Language from Tsinghua University, where she was awarded the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clans Scholarship and the Beijing Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students. She also holds an MBA from the University of Oxford, where she deepened her expertise in asset management and sustainable investment.

In 2024, Tiffany was recognized by the Financial Times as one of the "Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG," celebrating her contributions to advancing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles through her work at Next Gen Investors Endowment.

Business Manager

Persis HOO

Persis is the Business Manager of Next Gen Investors Endowment.

She graduated from the Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Laws and practised for a few years before founding her own startup. Outside of work, Persis is also a young mother and believes that women and mothers should pursue financial independence through investing.

Co-Founder

Shinya DEGUCHI

Shinya is the founder of Star Magnolia Capital, a multi-family office based in Hong Kong and Shanghai. He is also the Advisor and Co-Founder of Generation Z Investment Club. Previously, he was the Director of Research at Cook Pine Capital. Shinya specializes in asset allocation, manager due diligence, fraud detection, global macro analysis, and family office management. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The George Washington University.

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