Difei Shen

Difei Shen

difei_shen@hotmail.com · Shanghai, China

Profile

Investment professional turned digitalization lead. 8+ years across secondary-market equity research (hedge-fund partner / senior analyst covering China A/H/ADR, energy transition & high-end manufacturing) and enterprise digital transformation. Currently Director of Digitalization at Amoy Diagnostics, focused on operational excellence.

Experience

Director · Amoy Diagnostics (2024.09 – Present, Xiamen)

Digitalization and operational excellence: corporate OA (Feishu migration) & HRM update, business-trip system rebuild, ERP upgrade, international department payment / reimbursement / approval process rebuild, BI dashboard rebuild, international CRM integration to headquarters, and group-level master data unification.

Partner · Sigmoid Capital (2022.02 – 2024.06, Shanghai)

Asia-focused hedge fund (AUM ~USD 60mn, NY-HQ). Covered China A/H and ADR stocks focused on energy transition and high-end manufacturing; built/maintained models for 20+ names, pitched one idea every 2–3 weeks. Ideas: Shenzhou Intl (2313.HK, long), Suzhou Maxwell (300751.SZ, long), Helens (9869.HK, short), Starpower (603290.SH, short).

Partner · Hainan Yecheng Investment (2020.06 – 2022.01, self-employed)

Co-founded an investment firm (AUM ~RMB 200mn) targeting long-term stable absolute return; covered high-end manufacturing, new energy, and financial institutions.

Analyst · Neo-Criterion Capital (2016.06 – 2020.03, Shanghai)

Long-only fund (>$2bn AUM). Covered autos, auto components, NEV, consumer discretionary and industrials; built models for 30+ companies, 10+ A/H/ADR names added to portfolio. Best performers: Shenzhen Inovance (300124.SZ), CITS (601888.SH), BYD (1211.HK), ZTO (ZTO.N).

Knowledge Analyst · Boston Consulting Group (2013.01 – 2015.02)

Knowledge analyst focused on industrial goods; provided thematic research and customized industry knowledge to case and proposal teams.

Research Associate · Accenture / Deutsche Bank ER (2011.03 – 2013.01)

Outsourced to Deutsche Bank equity research covering automobile & airline industry; built financial models, industry databases and thematic reports.

Education

  • MBA · 2015–2017 · China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) · MBA Fellowship Scholarship
  • MSc. International Business and Economics · 2009–2010 · Utrecht University · Utrecht Excellence Scholarship
  • BSc. Economics / BA. Law (Second Major) · 2005–2009 · Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Skills & Languages

  • Technical: Python, Claude Code / CODEX, VBA
  • Language: English (Fluent), Mandarin (Native)
  • Domain: AI-driven investment research, equity research (A/H/ADR), digitalization & operational excellence