Tan Song Chao (Gary), CFA

Biography

Tan Song Chao (Gary Tan) is a portfolio manager for the Intrinsic Emerging Markets Equity team at Allspring Global Investments. He is also the chief executive officer for Allspring Global Investments Singapore. Gary’s responsibilities include supervising the day-to-day operations and conduct of business of Allspring Singapore. He joined Allspring from Natixis Investment Managers where he most recently served as the lead portfolio manager for Asia equity strategies. Before that, Gary was a research coordinator and lead analyst for Greater China, North Asia, and Australia and a global emerging markets environmental, social, and governance coordinator. Earlier roles for him include serving as a senior investment manager for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and as a vice president at Oaktree Capital Management. Gary began his investment industry career in 2004. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from Nanyang Technological University. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation and is a member of CFA Society Singapore.