Our People | Marketing & Client Service | Hakusei Ko

Mr. Ko is the Director of Product Development for Dalton Investments and has more than 15 years of investment experience. His expertise extends over a decade of developing diverse strategies tailored to the unique needs of both retail and institutional clients.

Before joining Dalton, Mr. Ko served as the Head of TCW Japan and also held the position of Managing Director of Product Development. He played a pivotal role in establishing the firm’s Tokyo office in 2015 and led a team of eight that successfully raised capital across a variety of domestic mutual funds. Prior to joining TCW, he worked at various firms, most recently with BNP Paribas Asset Management and SOMPO Asset Management in Japan . He began his career at Mizuho Securities, where he was responsible for mutual fund operations. Mr. Ko received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from University of California Santa Barbara and a Master of Arts in Applied Finance from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia).