John Pinkel

John D. Pinkel is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Indus Capital Partners, LLC, based in San Francisco. He leads the Indus Select Strategy—a Pan-Asia long-only portfolio—which he has managed since its launch in 2009. His key responsibilities include overseeing the firm’s investments in Asia, particularly Greater China, and he is recognized for his expertise in Asian equities.

John primarily focuses on public equity investments within the Asia-Pacific region, with an emphasis on China, Taiwan, and broader Pan-Asia markets. His sector coverage spans a wide range of industries, leveraging his extensive experience in Asian markets, where he drove many of Indus Capital's notable investment initiatives.

Before joining Indus Capital in 2003, John was Managing Director and Head of Equities for Taiwan at Citigroup, and prior to that, he worked as a securities analyst in Hong Kong, China, and South Korea for eight years. He spent over 30 years living and working in Asia, is a CFA charterholder, graduated with a BS in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and completed advanced Mandarin studies at the Stanford Center in Taipei.