Talk:Zhang Lei (investor)

Requesting Feedback
I've made changes to correct issues that were raised by the tags. I added inline sourcing to substantiate each point and rewrote many sentences to create a tone of neutrality. I would appreciate feedback from other editors to know how to approach the tags that still exist (Wiki layout guidelines and notability guidelines) and to see if there are other improvements that are needed to create the neutral tone. Brightideas191 (talk) 09:04, 12 April 2015 (UTC)

Notability
The subject appears to be the subject of several high-profile articles from several reputable news organizations. I have removed the notability issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.189.100.230 (talk) 04:00, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

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Requested Edits / COI
My name is Philip Lisio and I work The Foote Group, a PR agency for Zhang Lei (investor). I would like to request several changes/updates to the page in compliance with WP:COI. First, the current page has a sentence starting with "When Zhang was a teenager..." that has had a "citation needed" tag on it for quite some time. WP:BLP requires immediate removal of uncited content. I'd like to request editors either:


 * Replace the sentence with cited content: “When Zhang was a teenager he sold magazines, noodles, and water at train stations"
 * Remove the sentence entirely, as WP:UNDUE. The article I cited in the prior bullet explains that Lei only earned $114.It seems more like anecdotal storytelling than a significant milestone in his life.

I am not aware of any citations available to support the current Wikipedia page's characterization of Lei being a "bulk distributor" of magazines as a teenager or making any connection between Zhang and Deng Xiaoping. Phil2600 (talk) 16:15, 29 November 2022 (UTC) Phil2600 (talk) 16:15, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * The edit has been made. Bobbychan193 (talk) 06:24, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to review!Phil2600 (talk) 18:15, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Requested Edits
My name is Phil and I work for The Foote Group, a PR agency that works for Mr. Lei. In compliance with WP:COI, I'd like to request several changes on Mr. Lei's behalf for an impartial editor to consider. Please see my requested edits below and let me know if there are any concerns.

1. Requested Edit: Trim "Chief Investment Officer" under the "Title" parameter of the infobox and from the Lead Explanation: This is not one of Lei's titles Response: 2. Requested Edit: Change all "Hillhouse Capital" mentions to just "Hillhouse" Explanation: The firm recently changed names to "Hillhouse Investment. Independent sources use many different variations of the name, but "Hillhouse" is consistent and will avoid confusion. Response: 3. Requested Edit: Add ", a private equity and real assets investment firm." to the end of the Lead Explanation: Currently, the Lead mentions the firm without offering any basic explanation of what the firm is Response:

I appreciate the time of whomever makes the time to consider the requests. Pinging, who assisted in a prior edit request in case they are interested. Best regards. Phil2600 (talk) 18:14, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I made changes for 1 and partially 2 and 3. Should acknowledge the original name of Hillhouse in terms of the company that was founded. Morbidthoughts (talk) 03:37, 13 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much!! I have other changes I'd like to request as well if you don't mind reviewing a few more? Phil2600 (talk) 22:26, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

A few more requested edits
In compliance with WP:COI, I'd like to request a few more changes as follows:
 * 1) Change the "Social responsibility" section title to "Philanthropy", which more accurately describes the charitable donations described in the section.
 * 2) At the end of the "Philanthropy" section add: "In 2017, he donated another $43 million for an education fund for the school and gave the commencement speech to the graduating class of 2017. Zhang also started the Hillhouse Academy, which focuses on the use of technology in business, in association with Renmin University. "
 * 3) Correct several issues in the Early life and Education section regarding putting things in correct chronological order (internship first, then book translation), reworking copyrighted copy/paste content from the Financial Times, and adding more context regarding the role of his mentor, Swensen (it's a little odd to mention his internship without the fact that the whole internship was about working with Swensen). I've prepared a draft that would correct this issue below:

Replace: "'Zhang translated David Swensen's book, Pioneering Portfolio Management, An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment (2000), into Chinese while in school and created new Mandarin words for 'endowment' and 'fiduciary.' During his studies, Zhang also worked at the Yale University Endowment. He was an investment analyst for a global emerging markets fund that covered South Africa, Southeast Asia and China. After this, he was the chief representative to China for the New York Stock Exchange and he established their Hong Kong and Beijing offices. '" Replace with: "'In 1999, Lei took a class taught by David F. Swensen, who was the Chief Investment Officer of the Yale Endowment. Swensen became a mentor to Zhang, leading to Zhang interning at the Yale Endowment, his first position in finance. As a student, Lei translated a book by Swensen called 'Pioneering Portfolio Management, An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment (2000)'. He created new words for 'endowment' and 'fiduciary' in the process. Lei's investing philosophy is largely based on Swensen's teachings. After graduating from Yale, Lei took a role with Virginia equities firm EMM, covering Southeast Asia. '" References

I know it's time-consuming to review someone else's proposed changes and appreciate whoever comes by to impartially review the changes. Pinging and, who have both participated here previously. Best regards. Phil2600 (talk) 16:07, 20 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I've fixed the chronological order. I agree it seems some more about Swensen should be added since various sources do mention that, but I won't do that (right now at least) since I'd have to think about the right way to do that. Could you point out where the copyrighted content is? Tristario (talk) 01:02, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I can't seem to re-find the content that was copy/pasted from the Financial Times. It's possible it's already been changed.
 * Below are excerpts from The Financial Times regarding Swensen being Zhang Lei's mentor. It says Lei was a student in Swensen's class in 1999, got into Swensen's internship, translated Swensen's book, that Swensen invested $30 million in Hillhouse (Lei's company), and that Swensen's teachings became part of Lei's investment philosophy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phil2600 (talk • contribs) 00:39, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

"Swensen has been something of a mentor to Zhang since 1999, when Zhang took Swensen’s class at the Yale School of Management and won a coveted internship at the investment office."

"Swensen saw the potential in his earnest student and taught him the art of investing. While at Yale, Zhang translated Swensen’s book..."

"On his return to China, Swensen gave him an initial $20m from Yale to kick-start Hillhouse, with another $10m soon after."

"His investment philosophy can be summed up as a mix of Swensen’s teachings along with those of the Buddha and the Taoist sages of China."


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Actualcpscm (talk) 22:13, 19 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I implemented the requested changes per your feedback. The "Education and early career" section has changed quite a bit since the original request, so I tried to surgically make the requested changes without interfering with any recent edits. Please let me know if I stepped out of bounds. Best regards.  Phil2600 (talk) 00:51, 23 March 2023 (UTC)