AB Bernstein
Nan Li has a diverse work experience in various industries. Currently, they are working as a Director and Senior Equity Analyst at AB Bernstein, where they lead sell-side equity research for the U.S. Chemicals sector. Prior to this, they worked at BASF, where they held multiple roles such as Director of Global Marketing and Innovation, Head of Global Product Management, and Senior Manager of New Business Development. At Primus Green Energy, a gas-to-liquid technology startup, Nan Li served as a Business Development Manager. They also gained experience as a Strategy Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), as a Technology Intern at Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI), as an R&D Intern at Procter & Gamble, and as an Operations Intern at China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC).
Nan Li holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Chemical Engineering from Tsinghua University. Following that, Nan pursued higher education and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering from Yale University. Additionally, Nan completed a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program with a focus on General Management from The Wharton School. Nan also holds several certifications including SIE, Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 from FINRA. The specific years of completion for all these educational experiences are not provided.
AB Bernstein
Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research and brokerage firm, with a global equity trading platform that spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Our firm was founded in the U.S. in 1967 and in the U.K. in 1999. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we are annually ranked at the top of our industry by acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks and best original research. In Institutional Investor’s latest annual client survey, the leading survey by which research analysts in our industry are evaluated, over 90% of our U.S. analysts and the majority of our European Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields – more than any other firm in our industry. We began operations in Hong Kong in 2010, and now cover a range of sectors across Asia. Our European research team is also home to Extel's #1-ranked analyst across Europe. In April 2019 we acquired Autonomous Research, a highly regarded global financial services independent research firm. The combination of Bernstein and Autonomous solidifies our standing as the largest global independent research firm. Research has always been Bernstein's calling card. The brand is defined by our renowned Blackbooks, known for their unbiased, in-depth company and industry forecasts. We have a community of Research Analysts who are acknowledged thought leaders that typically have many years of experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of independent and disciplined investment and industry analysis. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of our buy-side parent, AB.