Andrew Stotz
Andrew Stotz, CFA is a former president of the CFA Society Thailand and is one of Thailand's award-winning equity analysts. He is also the founder and CEO of A. Stotz Investment Research (ASIR), a financial services company based in Bangkok, Thailand. Prior to launching ASIR he had spent 20 years working global investment banks in Asia. He has also been a university lecturer in finance for more than two decades and is a co-founder of CoffeeWORKS Co. Ltd., Thailand's specialty coffee roaster. Education. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and  an MBA from California State University. He earned his Ph.D. in finance at the University of Science and Technology of China, in Hefei, Anhui province. Career. Andrew Stotz is the founder and current CEO of A. Stotz Investment Research (ASIR), providing institutional investors and fund managers with financial services such as valuation, stock selection, and portfolio creation in Asian markets, based on the proprietary FVMR methodology. The methodology is aimed to not only favor one style such as value or growth, but instead considers four elements Fundamentals, Valuation, Momentum, and Risk—FVMR. In addition, Stotz is a former president of  the CFA Society of Thailand, a public speaker on topics such as investing, valuation, and management related to Dr. Deming's teachings. Since 2016, Stotz and ASIR have made much of their research free and publicly available through their initiative Become a Better Investor. In 2017, Stotz started the Valuation Master Class with an aim to help young people build great careers in finance. In 2019, more than 1,000 students from more than 30 countries had entered the Valuation Master Class. In 2013, Andrew Stotz retired from a 20-year career as an equity analyst at various investment banks in  Thailand to set up ASIR. His last position was as a portfolio strategist and managing director of the International Business Department at Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand). He is a recognized public speaker and commentator on matters of investing in Thailand and Asia in general, invited and quoted by Bloomberg, US News, The Star and other regional and global news outlets. Private life & family. Andrew Stotz is the grandson of architect, architectural historian, and preservationist Charles Morse Stotz, and the great grandson of a notable Pittsburgh architect Edward Stotz.