Xinyu Liu is a Managing Director of the Hedge Fund Solutions Group.

Since joining Blackstone, Mr. Liu has served as a portfolio manager for the Hedge Fund Solution Group offerings, primarily focused on fixed income, global macro, emerging markets and systematic trading strategies.  He is also involved in hedge fund manager evaluation, selection and monitoring.

Before joining Blackstone in 2009, Mr. Liu worked at UBP Asset Management, a fund of hedge funds, where he was a portfolio manager and the head of global macro, multi-strategy, and emerging market strategies. Prior to joining UBP, Mr. Liu worked at American Express Alternative Investments where he was a Senior Analyst and portfolio manager and JP Morgan Chase in New York where he was a European interest rate derivatives trader.

Mr. Liu received an MBA in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China. He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.