Herald van der Linde

Herald van der Linde is HSBC’s Chief Asia equity strategist, also known as “The Flying Dutchman” given his frequent travels around the region. He and his Indonesian wife are based in Hong Kong and Jakarta. He is trained as an economist and wrote his Master’s thesis in Jakarta and made this city his home. He later worked as a strategist in S. Africa and Taiwan before he became HSBC's Chief equity strategist for Asia. Herald is a certified Financial Analyst (CFA), a member of the advisory board of the Chinese Studies program at Hong Kong’s Baptist University, speaks seven languages, including Bahasa Indonesia, and is a certified lecturer for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. He published a book on wine in 2012 titled “A Good Year To Learn About Wine” and one on Jakarta’s history in 2020 ("Jakarta: History of a misunderstood city") and is finalizing a new book on “How Asian Stock Markets Work”.